Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Bear River N.W.R.,
Box Elder Co., Utah
12 June 2007
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
in flight
Bear River NWR,
Box Elder Co., Utah
12 June 2007
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Bear River NWR
Box Elder Co., Utah
11 June 2007
Bank Swallow
Bear River Migratory Refuge, Utah
22 Aug 1999
Tree Swallow
immature bird
Bear River Refuge, Utah
21 Aug 1999
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Bear River N.W.R.,
Box Elder Co., Utah
13 June 2007
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Bear River NWR,
Box Elder Co., Utah
11 June 2007
Photographed at the Visitor's Center, Bear River MBR, Utah.
This building has been used by Cliff Swallows as a nesting site for nearly a decade. House Sparrows are known to pray on Swallows, but it was extremely windy and they may have only been seeking shelter from the wind. Cliff Swallows have migrated to northern Utah, but I did not see any at this location.
Extremely windy but singing nonetheless.
aka Ring-necked Pheasant
Female(2nd image) attempting to conceal itself in roadside ditch.
Pheasant populations sustained by local breeding farms.
Yellow-headed blackbird in background.
