The list has been pretty quiet this spring! I hope it's not because everyone is too busy to get out birding!! We're looking forward to being in the Basin...
There has been a flock of around 20 White Pelicans on the Green River near Jensen for the past month. It sure is fine to drive down the Red Wash road as they...
I've recently become involved in a new activity called Geocaching. See Geocaching.com for more details. Briefly, members share favorite places by posting GPS...
there's good birding to be had almost anywhere right now - one of my favorites is on 1500 East just north of 500 North in Vernal. I try to stop there for 10...
Hi, I'd like to put the birding location mentioned recently (1500 East, just north of 500 North in Vernal) on the Uintah County page of the "Utah Birds" web...
The best choice might be "Ashley Creek in Vernal". There are several different places where birders can get close to the cottonwoods and scrub vegetation...
forgot to mention that the burrowing owls are back in the same general location that Webweber first reported - along the Healy ranch road east of the Green...
Hi, I just put Kathy Paulin's Blue Grouse photo on the new Utah Ornithological Society web page. I was trying to ask Kathy if that's okay, but the e-mail...
I was in the Manila area recently and took a few minutes to bird the Henry's Fork wetlands. Even though it was the middle of the day and I didn't have a lot...
There are also directions to get to Henry's Fork Wildlife Viewing Area on the "Utah Birds" web site at www.utahbirds.org -- click on "Places to Bird" If these...
I work for the UDWR as a Sensitive Species Biologist and need some information on burrowing owl locations. I am compiling locations of owls to be sent to Kate...
hi - sorry for the late response but I've been off on vacation and I think the other members pretty much scatter in the summer too. Anyway, I don't have UTMs...
With the flurry of postings on birdnet regarding the Christmas Bird Counts, has anyone set any dates for the north eastern portion of the state? I haven't been...
a few of us have started discussing it, but no decisions made yet. For the past few years we've done it on New Year's Day so that will probably be our initial...
Kathy, Thanks for the reply! Do keep us posted! I'm taking time off from work between Dec 20 and Jan 2. (Plus if you do it on New Years Day, that would be a...
We've picked a date for the Dinosaur/Jensen Christmas Bird Count: Saturday, January 4th. Dan and Lorraine have offered their house as the base of operations...
there's a new web site that might be of interest - it's called eBird and it's the latest in the "citizen science" offerings from Cornell and Audubon. They've...
here are the details on the Dinosaur/Jensen CBC: we will meet on Saturday, January 4 at 7:30am at the visitor welcome center on Hwy 40 in Jensen (just west of...
Hi Kathy, Here are the numbers for the CBC yesterday. Sorry I was so dis-organized. I am mailing the notes, the clipboard and the reports on the 5 of the 6 new...
Last Saturday's count was a great success. We had some people come from out of town to help, plus several local birders, so we were able to get good coverage...
You guys did fantastic on the Christmas Bird Count. I was sick in bed and very disappointed that I missed it. I can't get over how many species you found....
Hi Myke, Kim Potter, Rich Levad, Amy Levad and I saw the Eurasian Collared-Dove on a power line on Hwy 40 just east of the Jensen visitor center. We, the group...
Hi All, It's time for my annual request as to the date of the Ouray Open House! (And please don't tell me it is on May 10th, International Migratory Bird...
hi Bruce - I haven't heard the date yet - we lost our direct link to Ouray when Manny moved away. I'll see if I can find out what the plans are and get back...
I just sent a message to the Utah birdtalk mailing list about an upcoming event near Manila. I thought I should post a copy here for those who don't subscribe...
One was spotted in Jensen during the Christmas Bird Count. I've been hoping to see one since then. On Thursday I saw two pair! One pair was near the Post...