Tuesday, February 27, 2024

2024 Winter Birding Report

On February 17th the Bean Museum hosted its birding Nature Experienceship with Utah birding expert Merrill Webb. The group traveled to the Gunnison Bend Reservoir in Delta, Utah to see the snow goose migration. There was also a stop at Oxbow Lake for waterfowl viewing. 

Here is the full list of birds spotted:

Western meadowlark

Sandhill crane

Green-winged teal

Northern pintail

Gadwall

Mallard

Canada goose

House sparrow

Snow goose

Ross’s goose

Trumpeter swan

American wigeon

Canvasback

Common goldeneye

Common merganser

Ruddy duck

Clark’s grebe

Ring-billed gull

California gull

Northern harrier

Northern flicker 

House finches

American goldfinch

Dark-eyed junco

Ferruginous hawk

Red-tailed hawk

American kestrel

Bald eagle


Trumpeter swan, which was a vagrant sighting for Delta.


Snow geese flying into the reservoir. 


The snow goose flock


Attendees using scopes at Oxbow Lake.


Sylvia, museum educator



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