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March
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Our newest
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More Young Artists and Birds contributions! ~~~ Winter Bird Festival By Denise Blyn This year, through Student Education Days, and a great variety of presentations, workshops, trips, etc at the Festival, our totals have risen to over 1,900 participants! Everyone seems to love birding! Since the Christmas Bird Counts, Audubon Meetings, BLM Brown Bag Lecture Series, four Art Exhibits, Water Fair, Senior Citizens programs, and numerous articles in our local media…the interest continues reaching even a greater number each day. On
behalf of the festival committee, I wish to Thank all of you that
attended the events, participated as an event volunteer, or gave your
time and energy as a Presenter or Leader. We appreciate the support of
the community, for their contributions as in-kind and financial
sponsors. Without all the help from
everyone, the festival couldn’t be a success. Red
Cliffs Audubon continues to offer the
festival as our annual Community Outreach Program.
If any of you would like to attend any of our Festival
planning meetings or be on the Education Program committee, please let
us know.
103 SPECIES SEEN AT THE
2008 WINTER BIRD FESTIVAL
Snow Goose, Ross's
Goose, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Wood Duck, Gadwall,
American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail,
Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked duck, Greater
Scaup, Lesser Scaup, White-winged Scoter, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye,
Barrow's Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-breasted
Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Wild Turkey, Gamble's
Quail, Pacific Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Eared Grebe,
Western Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle,
Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk,
Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Merlin, Prairie
Falcon, American Coot, Killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, Ring-billed Gull,
California Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared-Dove,
Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
Red-naped Sapsucker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Say's
Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Northern Shrike, Black-billed Magpie, Common
Raven, Horned Lark, Black-capped Chickadee, Mountain Chickadee, Verdin,
Brown Creeper, Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Marsh Wren, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird,
Townsend's Solitaire, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Northern
Mockingbird, Crissal Thrasher, European Starling, American Pipit,
Phainopepla, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Abert's Towhee,
Sage Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow,
White-crowned Sparrow,Dark-eyed
Junco,Red-winged Blackbird,Western Meadowlark, Brewer's
Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Cassin's Finch, House Finch, Lesser
Goldfinch, and House Sparrow.
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MARK YOUR
CALENDARS
 The 2007-2008 field trip schedule is up... RED CLIFFS AUDUBON
Upcoming Field Trips and Events
June 14, 2008 – Oak Grove
When St. George gets too hot, it's time for another high country field
trip. How about Oak Grove Campground, below scenic Pine Valley
Mountain? We should find good mountain-loving
species, including Hermit Thrush, MacGillivray’s Warbler,
White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, and lots more. Meet
at the St. George BLM office-345 East Riverside Drive- in St.
George, at 7:00 am. Bring lunch and plan to have a
great field trip. For more information, call 435 673-0996. Audubon Meetings Please join us at our Audubon Meetings, held the second Wednesday of each month. We would also love to have you as a new Audubon member. We promise fun and informative field trips in the company of "old birds", "new birds", and "snowbirds." All are welcome! For more information call 435-673-0996. See you there! Click here for more information on upcoming field trips. ~~~~~~
WHAT’S
IN
YOUR YARD?
The
migration
of birds has begun. Keep your feeders full, and
watch for those smart little 'vagrants' stopping by..... headed south
where it's warm and plenty to eat. There’ll be common ones
and rare ones. Keep a camera handy for
identification. If you need a second opinion, members of
the Red Cliffs Audubon can help verify that you really saw the "Lemon
Yellow Lip Dripple". A bird like that deserves a
prize.
Start today
and make a list of the birds you see. We have prizes in several
categories: Most Species - Most Individuals -
Uncommon - and Best Stories of Birds Seen in Your Yard. For more
information, call Judy Jordan 435-867-5627.
===For membership information or if you have any other questions, contact:: Contact Red Cliffs Audubon: P.O. Box 1225, St. George, Utah 84771 or phone or email Marilyn Davis 1-435-673-0996 (mkdavis028@msn.com)or Charles Odd 1-435-634-0513 |
