Current 2012 year total of bird species:

211 (most recent addition: Dickcissel, June 2 2012)

Life bird total:

470 (most recent edition: Black Rail, June 2 2012)

2012 Black Bear count:

32

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Harriers and Owls, all hunting, oh my!

This evening a few of my birding friends and I ventured about an hour or so east out to Zion Crossroads to watch the Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls that are overwintering at a certain field out there.  I was there back in January, before I was blogging on this blog.

It was an incredible show both times.  Tonight we had AT LEAST 15 harriers (more likely 17, or 18) and 8 Short-eared Owls.  Both the harriers and owls would fly low all over the fields hunting.  It was incredible!  The Short-eared Owls were a life bird for two of the 5 people in our birding party!  Congrats Vic and Josh on a WONDERFUL lifer!

We also saw Tundra Swans, various ducks, Red-tailed Hawks, a Kestrel, Golden-crowned Kinglets, and loads of Meadowlarks plus "the regulars".

Gabriel

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