Plains Forktail
Ischnura damula
male
Bear River NWR,
Box Elder Co., Utah
12 June 2007
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
male
Bear River NWR,
Box Elder Co., Utah
11 June 2007
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Bear River NWR
Box Elder Co., Utah
11 June 2007
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
singing
Bear River NWR,
Box Elder Co., Utah
11 June 2007
Franklin's Gull
Larus pipixcan
in flight
Bear River N.W.R.,
Box Elder Co., Utah
12 June 2007
2 shots posted
Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera
pair
Bear River NWR,
Box Elder Co., Utah
11 June 2007
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
female
Bear River N.W.R.,
Box Elder Co., Utah
12 June 2007
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Bear River NWR,
Box Elder Co., Utah
12 June 2007
American Coot
Fulica americana
on nest
Bear River NWR,
Box Elder Co., Utah
11 June 2007
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bear River Refuge, Utah
15 June 2001
Wilson's Phalarope
male
Bear River Refuge
Utah
16 June 2001
American Avocet
basic plumage
Bear River Refuge
22 Aug 1999
American Avocets
Bear River Refuge,
Utah
16 June 2001
White-faced Ibis
Bear River Refuge, Utah
22 Aug 1999
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa nycticorax
adult
Bear River N.W.R.,
Box Elder Co., Utah
21 August 1999
Black-crowned Night-Heron
adult at dawn
Bear River Refuge, Utah
16 June 2001
Double-crested Cormorant
Bear River Refuge, Utah
22 Aug 1999
American White Pelican
Bear River Refuge, UT
21 Aug 1999
Clark's Grebe
Bear River Refuge, Utah
15 June 2001
Photo taken in late afternoon light
Western Grebe
Bear River Refuge, Utah
21 Aug 1999
Forster's Tern
Bear River NWR
Utah
16 June 2001
California Gull
Bear River Migratory Refuge,
Utah
21 Aug 1999
Franklin's Gull
Bear River NWR
Utah
21 August 1999
Somewhat difficult to determine with the muddy head, but I decided I could make out a little bit of yellow in front of the eye. However, the base of the beak seems to be more v shaped than straight across. Given that the trumpeter is rare here, I decided to call this bird a tundra.
