Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 4/6/05 New species this week: wood duck, redhead, ruddy duck, black-necked stilt, greater and lesser...
diane_penttila@...
Apr 7, 2005 2:22 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 4/19/05 New species this week: blue-winged teal, black-crowned night heron, white-faced ibis, cattle...
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Apr 20, 2005 3:03 pm
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Attached Message From: Jerry Hersh <hershj1@...> To: Ron Weininger <rjwcash@...>; Wendy Waldman <davidandwendy@...>; Harvey Waldman...
Is there a possibility that there were some Whooping Cranes down here in Jensen Sunday? I was outside the Welcome Center, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m., trying to get a...
My theory, you probably heard cranes at Jensen Welcome Center, but when you were looking at birds floating on the wind currents with black wingtips, you...
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May 2, 2005 9:31 pm
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Thank you, Diane. I believe you are dead right. I'm not much of a birder. On one level I know there are pelicans around here, but I tend to block that fact....
sounds like you've figured it out, and it was a pelican. Good call by Diane. But Jensen does have a history of occasionally having a whooper pass thru with...
Thanks, Kathy. I did see a Whooping Crane in with the Sandhills a few years ago. Beautiful. Ann utahmtndogs@... wrote: sounds like you've figured it...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 5/4/05 New species this week: snowy egret, Clark's grebe, western sandpiper, black-bellied plover,...
diane_penttila@...
May 9, 2005 6:37 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 5/19/05 New species this week: spotted sandpiper. New non-wetland species include: northern-rough...
diane_penttila@...
May 19, 2005 9:44 pm
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I cannot claim to be a birder. I am hoping for help from you who are in identifying a bird. For many years, we have had a spring and summer visitor with a...
Chickadee? Sounds like Yoo Hoo with the Yoo being higher than the Hoo....
Marvis Collett
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May 24, 2005 7:20 pm
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I've heard the "song" of the Common Grackle described as a "squeaky gate," and from my experience, that's a pretty good description. It's such an unpleasant...
if it's a high clear sound (rather than raspy) the chickadee Marvis suggested sounds good to me too. Sometimes the second note is 2 syllables ("hey sweetie"...
The Utah Wildlife and Rivers Festival is June 9 - 12. One event for the festival is the 100 bird tour. It is scheduled for June 10 or June 11 starting at...
diane_penttila@...
Jun 3, 2005 9:21 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 6/6/05 EVERY bottom now has water in it. High water flows on this portion of the Green River have not...
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Jun 6, 2005 10:33 pm
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Hi, I took this picture this morning. I know I should know what this is, but I don't. Anyone have time to contribute to my ongoing education? Thanks in...
I'll try again. ann moon <widowmalone@...> wrote: Hi, I took this picture this morning. I know I should know what this is, but I don't. Anyone have time...
Most of these groups don't allow attachments. You can post the photo on the website. Steve ... Life isn't measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the...
Ann - I hope you'll try posting the photo on the website (follow the photos link in the left-hand sidebar). I'm curious about what you saw! Kathy ... but I...
It was a simple young Chucker. Dispite living here for 35 years, I'm still a city gal. LOL Ann Kathy <utahmtndogs@...> wrote: Ann - I hope you'll try...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 6/17/05 The high river flows have flooded every unit, even part of Wyasket. So we have some good water...
diane_penttila@...
Jun 20, 2005 9:08 pm
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The Utah Wildlife and Rivers Festival 100 bird tour was a great success. The following lists are from Bruce Robinson who attended both days. Thanks Bruce!!...
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Jun 21, 2005 9:50 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 7/1/05 Many nests were flooded out with the high river flows. I am sure many re-nested, but the grebes...
diane_penttila@...
Jul 6, 2005 7:09 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 7/14/05 Saw a pied-billed grebe brood with 9 young. What a feat! Also found western and eared grebe...
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Jul 15, 2005 7:00 pm
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... The syllable comes from weB LOG--a site more-or-less frequently updated by the poster, rather like a public diary. But why didn't you just Google the...
... Hoo. I would have said more like Yee-Hee, with the Yee being higher than the Hee. (I don't know how one gets either vowel out of a bird song, but that's...
... suggested sounds good to me too. Sometimes the second note is 2 syllables ("hey sweetie" as a variation on "yoo hoo"). Have only heard the 2-note version....
hi George, try listening to the call of a rusty blackbird. Many describe the male's song as sounding like rusty hinges. You may not find it on western birdsong...
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