Why And Where Winter Bird Watching Can Be Spectacular
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 winter season for a variety…
Enjoying The Late-Season Migrations While Out Bird Watching
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 white pelican landing right in…
More Trumpeter Swans Coming Through Box Elder County, Utah During Fall Migration
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 Refuge. A few days later…
When Up Is Down – Why Some Ducks Tip Upside Down In Water
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. I guess that stems from…
Keep A Lookout For Bald Eagles, They Are Showing Up In Utah For The Winter
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 some pretty good winter habitat…
Do Great Blue Herons Eat Mice?
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. And if truth be told,…
Burrowing Owls Using Artificial Nests On Antelope Island
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 watching them whenever and wherever…
Bonaparte’s Gulls On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
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 low light from the approaching…
Watch For Snow Geese 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 Street as I was leaving…
Egrets In Utah
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 in this part of the…
Ruddy Ducks On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
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 disappointing year for the most…
Bird Watching On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge In October – What To Expect
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 bird watching opportunities on the…
Fall Migration For American Avocets Is Still Underway And Quite Impressive On The Great Salt Lake
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 Great Salt Lake wetlands as…
Thousands Of Migrating American Avocets Congregate Near The Great Salt Lake Causeway
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 worldwide start to migrate between…
Sandhill Cranes Are Currently Passing Through Utah And The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
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 those seldom-seen but highly anticipated…