I’m going to be honest here because, well, we’re all friends, right? I hate winter. No, seriously, it’s true. I sincerely and truly despise the… Read More »Why And Where Winter Bird Watching Can Be Spectacular
This has been one of the strangest years when it comes to bird watching that I can ever recall. It started off with an American… Read More »Enjoying The Late-Season Migrations While Out Bird Watching
Last week, I posted up about a small flock of about 20-30 trumpeter swans visiting a cornfield just north of the Bear River Migratory Bird… Read More »More Trumpeter Swans Coming Through Box Elder County, Utah During Fall Migration
I’ve been bird watching well over 40 years now, and ducks were some of the first birds that gathered my interest back in the day.… Read More »When Up Is Down – Why Some Ducks Tip Upside Down In Water
Yes, it is that time again, the part of the year when bald eagles start to arrive here in Utah for the winter. Utah has… Read More »Keep A Lookout For Bald Eagles, They Are Showing Up In Utah For The Winter
Follow me around for a short while and one thing will become quite apparent, I love bird watching when there are great blue herons around.… Read More »Do Great Blue Herons Eat Mice?
Burrowing owls, you got to love them, right? I sure do and that is why I spend countless hours each year photographing and just plain… Read More »Burrowing Owls Using Artificial Nests On Antelope Island
Today, the end of the first week in November, wasn’t the best day to go out and try and photograph birds, but even with the… Read More »Bonaparte’s Gulls On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Just a quick update for anyone interested in recent and uncommon bird sightings on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Today, while driving up Forest… Read More »Watch For Snow Geese On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
One of the more compelling aspects regarding bird watching here in northern Utah is the diversity of birds that either migrate through or permanently live… Read More »Egrets In Utah
As far as bird watching on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge goes, I can only say it has been a pretty slow and somewhat… Read More »Ruddy Ducks On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
It’s the second week in October and we are already experiencing some dramatic changes to our weather here in Utah, some that might affect the… Read More »Bird Watching On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge In October – What To Expect
Each fall, as I mentioned in my previous blog post regarding birding on the Great Salt Lake, millions of shorebirds and waterfowl migrate through the… Read More »Fall Migration For American Avocets Is Still Underway And Quite Impressive On The Great Salt Lake
Bird migration is, for sure, one of the great wonders of nature. Each year during the spring and fall seasons, millions and millions of birds… Read More »Thousands Of Migrating American Avocets Congregate Near The Great Salt Lake Causeway
Each year, during both spring and fall, the great spectacle of migration returns, oftentimes giving birders brief glimpses of birds rarely seen otherwise. One of… Read More »Sandhill Cranes Are Currently Passing Through Utah And The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
