Dinascitywildlife.com Website Review

There was a Hudsonian Godwit reported at Honeymoon Island in early fall. Since I had never seen one before, I headed out hoping for the best. I was totally prepared to spend the morning looking and coming up empty-handed since that is what usually happens. This morning was different. There he was, strutting around in front of a handful of photographers. He was feeding right along the shoreline. They are very similar to the common marbled godwit but are slightly smaller and have a slightly different coloration. The beak looks the same though. Other birds close by were a sw*llow on a sea oat and a killdeer in the parking lot. The only new thing I saw at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, just north of Salt Lake City, was a ring necked pheasant (the blurry photo above). We saw several from far away but they were very skittish and would dart under the bushes when they saw us drive nearby. The scenery was beautiful with the mountains in the background. The refuge is a one-way 12 mile drive where the fresh water Bear River meets the northeast section of the Great Salt Lake. It should have been full of ducks and birds but two things were not in our favor. The long drought and a recent prescribed burn. We saw very few an*mals. Actually a third thing since this was the only day we say rain, it drizzled the entire time we were there. The sun peaked out quickly right before we were leaving. The rental jeep was filthy due to the mud on the gravel drive. We stopped at a car wash before heading back to the hotel. I was walking around Fort Desoto recently and this laughing gull flew in right in front of me with a snack. It seemed like he was showing it off. It looked like a chicken bone. Someone must have left it out. He pecked at it for a while and then left it. Brings a whole new meaning It was a cold sunny morning when we walked around the Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. The Joseph Smith Memorial Building was ready for Halloween when we were there in early October.