The common loon was on the east side of Pelican Lake right next to Hwy 88 again this morning. Diane Penttila Refuge Biologist Ouray NWR [Non-text portions of...
There was a common loon along Hwy 88 on the east side of Pelican Lake this morning. Diane Penttila Refuge Biologist Ouray NWR [Non-text portions of this...
Hi All, The news is, it is cold! We've been staying a few degrees colder than Vernal, night and day. Lots of goldfinches (American) and juncos (oregon, Slate,...
The Dinosaur-Jensen Christmas Bird Count will be Saturday, January 2. Meet at 8am at the Welcome Center on Highway 40 in Jensen. If you plan to come, please...
Here are the final results of the Ouray NWR/Green River CBC. We lost to Fish Springs by 3 species. If I would have done it this week instead of the very cold...
5 Nov 09 A Dipper about 3 miles upstream of the US 191 bridge on the Colorado River. 6 Nov 09 Numerous mixed flocks of Mountain Chickadee and Pygmy Nuthatch...
An A Dipper was seen on the Colorado River about three miles upstream of the US 191 bridge at Moab yesterday. Today numerous mixed flocks of Mountain Chickadee...
Sorry. Here is the website that birdnet was referring to. I am not sure exactly how to search just for Ouray photos once you get there. One of my employees...
That is an awesome picture. But I also wanted to bring to your attention that Ouray NWR had several entries. Diane Penttila Refuge Biologist Ouray NWR ... ...
I had a bird at my feeder in Price today that I would swear was a finch, but was yellow. Can anyone let me know what I saw? I'm attaching a photo, and will put...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 7/9/09 Part of the auto tour has been re-opened. Only the section along the Green River is still...
Ouray NWR Annual Open House is May 9, 7:30 am - 12:00 pm in honor of Migratory Bird Day. We are a bit short handed this year so if you would like to volunteer...
I finally saw a merlin in Vernal. Other birders seem to see them around here every winter but I never did - til one was kind enough to fly in front of me and...
I just wanted to remind everyone that the Dinosaur/Jensen Christmas Bird Count will be Jan. 3, a week from today. Meet at the welcome center/rest stop on Hwy...
It was a beautiful day to be out birding. We ended up with 39 species and 1385 individuals, which is a more or less average count (species totals over the...
I've been watching my feeders more over the holidays. Mostly I have the usual suspects - white-crowned sparrows, Am goldfinches, pine siskins, house finches,...
Is anyone aware of any old Christmas Bird Count areas established for areas west of Vernal? Sometimes CBC areas go dormant and I am curious of potential...
In spite of a cold snap the week before and snow the night before we had a very successful CBC. It turned out to be a very nice day. (Embedded image moved to...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 3/22/04 With the warm temperatures, all ice is off the River and impoundments. We have also started...
Greetings, Does anyone have any information about the Dinosaur / Jensen Christmas Bird Count for this year so I can post it on our Utah Birds web site? ...
fyi, the message that just went to this list about a birding blog seems legit. I googled "Indian Birder blog" to independently verify the address (since I'm...
Hello all members, I have launched a new Birding blog which contains Interesting and exciting Birding Observations from all around the world and postings of...
I just found a snowy plover with 3 young in Sheppard Bottom. It is the first documented nesting snowy plover. Diane Penttila Ouray NWR Refuge Biologist...
I'm looking for info on purple martins in eastern Utah, to help with an ongoing research project. If any of you have seen this species in the eastern half of...
Just a reminder that the GBBC started today and runs thru Monday. It's a fun, simple count to do and provides researchers with valuable information on bird...
I've been hearing about flocks of waxwings all winter, on birdnet and from people around Vernal, but hadn't run into any myself - until last Saturday. I was...
It felt like a slow day while we were birding but the the final totals were very good - 44 species, including count week birds, and over 3300 individuals. The...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 10/4/07 We've been able to divert water into one of the pools in Sheppard Bottom just in time for the...
I let my feeders go toward the end of the summer, but recently started filling them again. I was rewarded (and cleaned out) by a visit from 50-75 common...
