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Updated July 17, 2010
Index Part I

A - B  |  C  |  D - E
F   |G   |  H
I - J   |  K - L
 ...  M - Y  (Part II)

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A - B
Apartments: Rookery - heron and cormorant sharing spaces © Carol Davis, 6-2005
Avocet: American Avocet - adults & babies at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge © Carol Davis
Babysitter:  Babysitter & the fledgling - in Taylorsville, UT © Carol Davis, 6-9-2007
Bittern:  American Bittern - in Ouray National Wildlife Refuge © Carol Davis, 6-25-2003
Blackbird:  Brewer's Blackbird -Antelope Island &BRMBR © Carol Davis 2006, 2010
Blackbird:  Red-winged Blackbird  - juveniles, male and female. © Carol Davis, 2004-06
Blackbird:  Red-winged Blackbird (s) - adult females and male © Carol Davis, 2006-09
Blackbird:  Red-winged Blackbird - female in phragmites at Antelope Is. Carol Davis 5-25-2010
Blackbird:  Yellow-headed Blackbird - fledgling and mother © Carol Davis, 5-29-2005
Blackbird:  Yellow-headed Blackbird - male at Farmington Bay © Carol Davis, 4-3-2006
Bluebird:  Mountain Bluebird  - at Strawberry Reservoir © C. Davis, 9-14-2008
Bluebird:  Western Bluebird - Kolob Reservoir © Carol Davis, 4-26-2004
Bobolink:  Bobolink (s)- in Heber Valley © Carol Davis, 6-2004
Bufflehead:  Bufflehead - female at Farmington Bay, male at Antelope Is. © C. Davis, 12-2003
Bunting:  Lark Bunting - in fields near Randolph, Utah © Carol Davis, 7-2-2004
Bunting:  Lazuli Bunting - in Damerron Valley, Utah - © Carol Davis, 4-24-07
Bunting:  Juvenile Lazuli Buntings - at Garr Ranch. © Carol Davis, 5-4-2008
Bunting:  Snow Bunting - on Antelope Island--three photos. © Carol Davis, 1-2-2008
Bushtit:  Bushtit - male & female in a St. George subdivision © Carol Davis, 12-26-06
C
Canvasback:  Canvasback - at Ant. Island, Burriston Pond & Bear River MBR. © Carol Davis, 2004-2010
Catbird:  Gray Catbird (s)- 2 photos near Pineview  & Strawberry Reservoirs. © Carol Davis, 2003, 2004
Chickadee:  Black-capped Chickadee (s) - Utah and Salt Lake Counties. © Carol Davis, 2004, 2007
Chickadee:  Mountain Chickadee (s)- in Taylorsville, UT. © Carol Davis, 11-6-2006
Chukar:  Chukar - in the snow on Antelope Island © Carol Davis, 12-12-05
Condor:  California Condor - in Zion Canyon via Kolob road. © Carol Davis, 6-20-06
Coot:  American Coot (s)-  three photos at Bear River MBR  © Carol Davis, 4-25-2007
Cormorant:  Double-crested Cormorant - three photos at BRMBR - © Carol Davis 7-16-2009
Cowbird:  Brown-headed Cowbird (s) - near BRMBR & Farm. Bay, photos & song © Carol Davis
Crane:  Sandhill Crane - in Box Elder & Wasatch Counties. © Carol Davis, 2004
Creeper:  Brown Creeper - in camouflage, 2 photos © Carol Davis, 1-16-2005
Creeper:  Brown Creeper - in the SLC cemetery © Carol Davis, 2-21-05
Curlew:  Long-billed Curlew (s) - near Promontory, Utah, call and photo © Carol Davis, 2003
Curlew:  Long-billed Curlew dating - male and female in courtship at Bear River MBR © C. Davis, 2007

D - E
Dipper:  American Dipper  (s) - 3 photos © Carol Davis 2004, Greg Clark, 2001
Dove:  Mourning Dove - in Utah and Salt Lake Counties. © Carol Davis, 2005-07
Dove:  White-winged Dove - in St. George, UT © Dori Williams, 2002
Dowitcher:  Long-billed Dowitcher - two photos taken in BRMBR © Carol Davis, 5-2003
Duck:  Long-tailed Duck - at Antelope Island © December 11, 2007, January 2008
Duck:  Redhead - at Farmington Bay © C.Davis, 2006
Duck:  Ring-necked Duck - in St. George, Utah © Carol Davis 2006, 2010
Duck:  Ruddy Duck in transition plumage - at Clear Lake WMA near Delta, UT © Carol Davis, 2008
Duck:  Ruddy Duck - male and female in breeding plumage at BRMBR © Carol Davis, 6-2004
Duck:  Wood Duck -  male & female wood duck © C. Davis & Marilyn Davis, 12-26-06
Dunlin:  Dunlin - on Antelope Island Causeway © Carol Davis, 4-27-2003
Eagle:  Bald Eagle - 3 photos of different plumages. © Dawn Wheeler & Carol Davis
Eagle:  Bald Eagle - one of just a few nests in Utah © Carol Davis, 4-21-05
Eagle:  Golden Eagle - near Clear Creek WMA- © Carol Davis, 2-26-2005
Egret:  Cattle Egret - along the Bear River - © Carol Davis, 5-29-2005
Egret:  Great Egret - at Flowserve in Springville, UT & Las Vegas, NV © Carol Davis, 2006, 2010
Egret:  Snowy Egret - series of photos with a nesting stick © C. Davis, 6-24-07
Egret:  Snowy Egret - in BRMBR © Carol Davis, 2004

F
Falcon:  Prairie Falcon - at Ant. Island & Burriston Ponds, Juab County © Carol Davis, 2-1-2004
Finch:  Cassin's Finch - at Rock Cliffs Nature Centre and Powder Mtn. © Carol Davis, 2004, 2008
Finch:  House Finch - house finch in Taylorsville, Utah © Carol Davis, 2-22-2003
Finch:  House Finch (Partial-albino) - in Bloomington, Utah © Patrick Williams, 2003
Flicker:  Northern Flicker (s) - Red-shafted Flicker in Taylorsville,, Utah - © C. Davis, 2003&07
Flycatcher:  Shadow Flycatching - an empid flycatching in the shadows at Garr Ranch. © Carol Davis, 5-25-2010
Flycatcher:  Ash-throated Flycatcher - in the cactus on the road to Lytle Ranch © Carol Davis, 2004
Flycatcher:  Cordilleran Flycatcher - on Antelope Island. © Carol Davis 9-11-2005
Flycatcher:  Dusky Flycatcher - migrating flycatchers at Garr Ranch © Carol Davis, 8-31-06
Flycatcher:  Gray Flycatcher - in Bloomington, UT © Pat & Dori Williams 9-2006
Flycatcher:  Hammond's Flycatcher - Garr Ranch, Antelope Island © Carol Davis, 2006
Flycatcher:  Least Flycatcher - at Garr Ranch © Carol Davis, 12-17-06
Flycatcher:  Olive-sided Flycatcher - song only © Carol Davis, 2004
Flycatcher:  Vermilion Flycatcher - male & female in St. George, Utah ©Pat & Dori Williams & Carol Davis
Flycatcher:  Vermilion Flycatcher - in Las Vegas Nevada © Carol Davis, 3-27-2010
Flycatcher:  Willow Flycatcher - at LeBarron Pt., Utah Cnty.  Song & photos © Carol Davis, 2004
Flycatcher:  Unidentified Flycatchers - at Payson Lake & Ant. Island © Carol Davis, 2009
Flycatcher:  Unidentified Flycatcher - in Taylorsville, Utah © Carol Davis, 5-31-2010

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Gadwall:  Gadwall - male and female and one Gadwall joker. © Carol Davis, 12-5-2004
Gnatcatcher:  Black-tailed Gnatcatcher - near Mesquite, NV. © Carol Davis, 4-16-2005
Gnatcatcher:  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (s) - 4 photos in  So. Utah and Arizona Strip © C. Davis, 2007
Godwit:  Marbled Godwit - at Ant. Island & the Provo marina in Provo, Utah. © Carol Davis, 2005-2010
Goldfinch:  American Goldfinch - in Taylorsville, Utah © Carol Davis 4-22-2002
Goldeneye:  Barrow's Goldeneye - 3 photos in Springville, Ut © Carol Davis, 3-21-2004
Goldeneye:  Common Goldeneye - on Antelope Island. © Carol Davis, 2004
Goose:  Canada Goose - in Utah and Washington Counties © Carol Davis, 2004, 2006
Goose:  Graylag Goose - on Decker Lake. © Carol Davis, 2003
Goose:  Greater White-fronted Goose - on Springs Pond, SU © Dori Williams, 4-19-05
Goose:  Ross's Goose - on Springs Pond in St. George, UT  © Dori Williams & Carol Davis
Goose:  Swan Goose - at Gunnison Bend res. in Delta, UT © Carol Davis, 3-3-07
Grackle:  Common Grackle - 3 pages of photos in Taylorsville, UT © Carol Davis, 2004-06
Grackle:  Great-tailed Grackle - male and female grackles in St. George © Carol Davis, 2002-3
Grebe:  Clark's Grebe - at the Provo Marina & Bear River MBR © Carol Davis, 4-2006, 2008
Grebe:  Eared Grebe - at Antelope Island, Utah. © Carol Davis, 5-4-2008
Grebe:  Horned Grebe - at Lincoln Beach in Utah County. © Carol Davis, 3-12-2010
Grebe:  Pied-billed Grebe - posing as a submarine at Bear River © Carol Davis, 4-15-07
Grebe:  Pied-billed Grebe - 4 at various stages of growth. © Carol Davis
Grebe:  Western Grebe - mating rituals at Bear River MBR © Carol Davis 2007
Grebe:  Western Grebe - "the Corks" just bobbing around. © Carol Davis, 6-28-2006
Grosbeak:  Black-headed Grosbeak (s) - in Dammeron Valley, UT © Carol Davis, 4-23-07
Grosbeak:  Blue Grosbeak - in Bloomington, Utah © Dori and Pat Williams 2002
Grosbeak:  Evening Grosbeak - in Bloomington, Utah © Patrick Williams, 2002
Grouse:  Dusky Grouse (formerly Blue Grouse) - in Southern & Northern Utah © Carol Davis, 2006 &2004
Grouse:  Greater Sage-Grouse - in Morgan County © Carol Davis, April 14, 2003
Gulls:  Catching a Wave - Ring-billed Gull playing in the surf. © Carol Davis 2-5-2006
Gulls:  Flying Gulls - gulls flying at Farmington Bay WMA © Carol Davis, 2-8-2009

H
Harrier:  Northern Harrier - four photos at Farmington Bay & Antelope Is. © Carol Davis, 2007, 08
Harrier:  Northern Harrier - "fishing" in the Great Salt Lake © Carol Davis, 2-18-2008
Hawk:  Cooper's Hawk - in Bloomington and SLC, UT. © Pat Williams © Carol Davis
Hawk:  Ferruginous Hawk - two birds, Yuba Lake & Snowville, UT © Carol Davis, 2003, 2008
Hawk:  Red-tailed (Eastern) - juvenile eating a squirrel in a front yard © Marlene Fish, 9-5-2008
Hawk:  Red-tailed Hawk - in Zion and by Mona, Ut. © Pat Williams and Carol Davis
Hawk:  Red-tailed Hawk - the king of Tonaquint Nature Park, © Carol Davis, 10-18-2008
Hawk:  Red-tailed Hawk shopping at Costco - eating a mouse next to the parking lot. © Marlene Fish
Hawk:  Rough-legged Hawk -from Eureka & Santaquinn & Ant. Is. © Carol Davis, 2003-2007
Hawk:  Sharp-shinned Hawk & Starling - in Taylorsville, Utah  Carol Davis, 2-21-2004
Hawk:  Sharp-shinned Hawk - biding time in Taylorsville, Utah © Carol Davis, 2002
Hawk:  Swainson's Hawk - near Bear River MBR & Strawberry Res. © Carol Davis, 5-30-2004
Heron:  Black-crowned Night-Heron - at Bear River MBR © Carol Davis, 2003
Heron:  Great Blue Heron - reflections at Farmington Bay
Heron:  Great Blue Heron - first page of photos from Farmington Bay. © Carol Davis 1-28-2006
Heron:  Great Blue Heron - second page of photos from Farm. Bay. © Carol Davis 1-28-2006
Hummingbird:  Black-chinned Hummingbird - in Bloomington, Utah and Taylorsville, Utah © P. Williams, C. Davis
Hummingbird:  Black-chinned Hummingbird - at Red Butte Gardens in SLC, UT. © Carol Davis, 8-5-2008
Hummingbird:  Rufous Hummingbird - in Taylorsville, UT & on Antelope Is. © Carol Davis, 2007, 2006

I - J
Ibis:  White-faced Ibis - 3 photos at Bear River MBR. © Carol Davis, 2005-06
Ibis:  White-faced Ibis - "Me and My Shadow" at Bear River MBR © Carol Davis, 7-12-2009
Jay:  Blue Jay - two photos in Clarkston, UT. © John Morgan, 2004
Jay:  Gray Jay - in the high Uintas © Carol Davis, 2003
Jay:  Steller's Jay - in the Kolob Canyon area of Zion National Park © Carol Davis, 12-16-2007
Jay:  Western Scrub Jay - two photos in Zion Canyon. © Carol Davis, 12-16-08
Junco:  Dark-eyed Juncos - different races. © Patrick Williams 2002 & © Carol Davis 2002, 07

K - L
Kestrel:  American Kestrel - 2 photos at Farmington Bay. © Carol Davis, 2005, 2008
Killdeer:  Killdeer -  1 baby, 3 adult at Farmington Bay © Carol Davis, 4-16-06, 2010
Kingbird:  Eastern Kingbird - near the Bear River MBR © Carol Davis, 6-8-2008
Kingbird:  Western Kingbird - 3 photos at Farmington Bay MBR © Carol Davis 5-9-2010
Kingbird:  Western Kingbird - at Bear River MBR © Carol Davis, 5-10-2009
Kingfisher:  Belted Kingfisher - 2 photos, Wasatch Cnty  © Carol Davis, 2002
Kinglet:  Ruby-crowned Kinglet (s)-  2 photos, photos and song © Carol Davis., 2005, 08, 10
Lark:  Horned Lark (s) - at Bear River MBR, Antelope Island and Promontory Point © Carol Davis, 2008

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