Hello Minnesota Bird Friends, Thought I'd drop you a note as promised and tell you about the birds at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge near Brigham City, Utah. Hope to see some of you at the upcoming Shorebird Workshop at Big Stone Refuge in August!
Waterbird/Raptor Survey Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Box Elder County 7/10/03 White-faced Ibis young have fledged. First Western and Clark's Grebe young were observed hitching a ride this week, also first Forster's Tern chicks. Western Sandpiper numbers in the 10's of 1,000's. First observation of both Yellowlegs' species and migrant Marbled Godwits. The Refuge is down to 7 wetland units with water remaining out of 26 due to drought conditions. It is likely that at least 3 of those will dry out by end of July. Canada Goose 2424 Mallard 1168 Northern Pintail 181 BW Teal 3 GW Teal 506 Cinnamon Teal 1591 N. Shoveler 170 Gadwall 2178 Canvasback 704 Redhead 200 Common Goldeneye 2 Ruddy Duck 2005 Pied-billed Grebe 16 Eared Grebe 17 Western Grebe 132 Clark's Grebe 68 A. W. Pelican 3070 DC Cormorant 101 Great Blue Heron 91 Great Egret 15 Snowy Egret 267 Cattle Egret 3 BC Night Heron 35 WF Ibis 14910 Snowy Plover 4 Killdeer 59 BN Stilt 3412 American Avocet 1766 Willet 4 Spotted Sandpiper 14 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Lesser Yellowlegs 22 Long-Billed Curlew 6 Marbled Godwit 1020 Western Sandpiper 22819 Dowitcher Species 7 Common Snipe 1 Wilson's Phalarope 602 Franklin's Gull 2012 California Gull 220 Caspian Tern 40 Forster's Tern 92 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 3 Am. coot 7827 Sandhill Crane 11 Turkey Vulture 2 Northern Harrier 1 Red-Tailed Hawk 5 Bridget Olson Wildlife Biologist Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge 58 S. 950 W. Brigham City, UT 84302 Phone: 435/723-5887 ext. 13 Fax: 435/723-8873
