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2010 Great Salt Lake Bird Festival Field Trips
Photo by: Dr. Jimmy Chen. Cache County
Photo by: Deedee O'Brien. Pineview Reservoir
 = Field Trips  = Workshops and Presentations  = Fun for KIDS |
| Thurs, May13 » Fri, May14 » Sat, May15 » Sun, May16 » Mon, May17 » |
| THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 | |
| #1 5:15am - 10:30am |
4-Mile Ranch Ron Greer, Val Grant, Bret Selman & Dick Mueller Tour the Aldo Leopold Conservation Award-winning 4-Mile Ranch. This is a working ranch that practices beneficial wildlife stewardship and is owned and operated by the Selman Family. Here you will have an opportunity to see the Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse and , with a little luck, their breeding dance. Other species that are often seen at the Ranch include: Sandhill Crane, Red-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, Grasshopper, Sage, Vesper, and Brewer’s Sparrows, Wild Turkey, Dusky and Ruffed Grouse Mountain Bluebird, and Hairy Woodpecker. Meet at the McDonald’s in Hyrum at 5:15 am. It is a moderate hike to the site. Accommodations will be arranged for those unable to hike. Bring water and snacks. Plan to stop at Cracker Barrel for brunch after field trip. Limit 20. Own vehicles. Cost $13 |
| #2 6am – 6pm |
Deseret Ranch Mark Stackhouse Enjoy a birding adventure on Deseret Land & Livestock, the largest ranch in Utah with two of Utah’s Birding Experts. This working ranch encompasses over 250,000 acres of diverse habitats including sub-alpine meadow, mountain forest, sage steppe, wet meadow, wetland marsh, ponds, lakes and streams with a bird list of 260 species. Expect a day list of 100 species or more including: Ferruginous Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Sage Grouse, Sage Thrasher, Brewer’s and Sage Sparrows, Hammond’s, Gray, Dusky, Olive-sided and Cordilleran Flycatchers, American Dipper, Lazuli Bunting, Caspian Tern, and migrant warblers. Bring your own lunch, snacks & water. Meet at Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 10. Vans. Cost $60 |
| #3 7am – 4pm |
Jordanelle State Park & Rock Cliff Recreation Area Wetlands Hillary White, Kathy Donnell, Steve & Louise Brown The Jordanelle area offers outstanding birding in a wide variety of habitats. You will bird the wetlands below Jordanelle Dam, which has been designated a Utah Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA). This trip involves birding along a boardwalk through wetland and riparian woods, as well as the open water reservoir for migrating waterfowl. Possible species include: American Dipper, Warbling Vireo, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Swainson’s Thrush, American Redstart, Bullock’s Oriole, and Osprey. Bring your own lunch and water. Meet in the ShopKo parking lot near the 13th East exit of I-80 in Salt Lake City. Limit 20. Own Vehicles Cost $33 |
| #4 7am – 2pm |
ISSR and Gillmor Sanctuary Ella Sorensen, Ann Neville, Wayne Martinson Join three of Utah’s birding experts for a “behind-the-gates” tour of the south shore of Great Salt Lake, Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve (ISSR), a private mitigation property with numerous ponds, mudflats, and upland areas. The Gillmor Sanctuary is a National Audubon property, not open to the general public. Possible species include: American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Long-billed Curlew, Wilson’s Phalarope, Snowy Plover, various waterfowl, grebes, swallows, Peregrine Falcon, and Golden Eagle. Bring your own lunch and water. Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 20. Vans. Cost $33 |
| #5 7:30am - 11:30am |
Jordan River Parkway Roberta Wherritt and GSL Audubon A popular local urban birding area, this walkway extends along the Jordan River from the south end of the Salt Lake Valley almost all the way to Farmington Bay. This trip focuses on an area in the central part of the Salt Lake Valley north from 5300 South. Possible species include Yellow Warbler, Western Tanager, Bullock’s Oriole, Red-Winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, and ducks. Meet at Jordan River Parkway parking lot on the north side of 5300 South at 1070 West. 1070 West is the 3rd stoplight west of I-15 on 5300 South. Limit 15. Own vehicles. Cost $13 |
| #6 5pm – 7pm |
Birds & Spurs Wrangler Ron Brown Cowboy up! You are in the West, so let’s go birding by horseback along the east side of Antelope Island. This two-hour guided tour features birds in the wetland, sage and grassland habitats, near the historic Fielding Garr Ranch and the south-side of the Island resting, nesting and feeding area.. There are an amazing number of migratory shorebirds. Experienced wranglers who are intimately familiar with the Island’s history, flora and fauna will be our guides. Enjoy a leisurely ride, spectacular scenery and birds. Possible species include Long-billed Curlew, Burrowing Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Grasshopper Sparrow, and water birds. Bring binoculars, water, and snacks. Meet at the historic Fielding Garr Ranch at Antelope Island State Park. (I-15 exit #332, go west to Antelope Island). Limit 6. Cost $73 |
| #7 6pm – 8pm |
Sunset Trail Tour at Farmington Bay Justina Parsons-Bernstein The Director of the Great Salt Lake Nature Center will serve as guide along the new education area trail system at Farmington Bay WMA. This 1.5 mile loop crosses upland, emergent marsh, large ponds, streams and riparian areas. Yellow-headed Blackbird, Cinnamon Teal, Great Blue Heron, Black-necked Stilt, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel and Belted Kingfisher are just some of the avian delights you can expect to see. The extra stealthy may catch a glimpse of Virginia Rail. Meet at the Great Salt Lake Nature Center at the west end of Glover Lane, Farmington. Bring water. Limit 20 Own Vehicles. Cost $13 |
