Utah's Chapter FrogWatch USA

01/03/2023

01/03/2023

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This young billy is all dressed up in his winter best and is lookin’ nice and warm in his goat coat. 🧥

Mountain goats have two layers of hair that keep them warm. The coat closest to their body is like the soft wool of a sheep; it provides a base layer of insulation. Long thick hairs (called guard hairs) make up the top coat, which covers that initial layer. These guard hairs protect the goat's body from wind, rain and snow. Both coats help goats handle the bitter cold in the mountainous places they call home. 🐐🏔

10/30/2022

Love this place❤️

Yesterday (October 28, 2022), the Bear River volunteer bird survey team spotted 88,096 birds of 64 species.

The first 64 Tundra Swans have been seen! Within the new few weeks, these swans will be arriving by the thousands. (We will keep you updated as we reach peak swan numbers).

Species Seen:
Pied-Billed Grebe (21)
Eared Grebe (23)
Western Grebe (49)
Clark's Grebe (121)
American White Pelican (631)
Double Crested-Cormorant (271)
Great Blue Heron (92)
Great Egret (47)
Black-Crowned Night-Heron (1)
White-Faced Ibis (9)
Tundra Swan (64)
Canada Goose (1,707)
Gadwall (4,589)
American Widgeon (3,570)
Eurasian Widgeon (1)
Mallard (3,587)
Northern Pintail (15,807)
Northern Shoveler (4,841)
Green-Winged Teal (3,168)
Cinnamon Teal (238)
Canvasback (300)
Redhead (2,401)
Lesser Scaup (2,115)
Bufflehead (25)
Unidentified Ducks (39,506)
Northern Harrier (42)
Red-Tailed Hawk (6)
Rough-legged Hawk (5)
American Kestrel (1)
Merlin (1)
Ring-necked Pheasant (13)
American Coot (1,215)
Sandhill Crane (1)
Killdeer (15)
Black-necked Stilt (3)
American Avocet (162)
Greater Yellowlegs (18)
Lesser Yellowlegs (8 )
Long-billed Curlew (5)
Long-billed Dowitcher (703)
Wilson's Snipe (4)
Franklin's Gull (3)
Bonaparte's Gull (1)
Ring-Billed Gull (1,229)
Mourning Dove (3)
Eurasian Collared Dove (1)
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Loggerhead Shrike (3)
Black-billed Magpie (3)
Common Raven (20)
Horned Lark (28)
Tree Swallow (1)
Barn Swallow (4)
Marsh Wren (20)
European Starling (360)
American Pipit (180)
Song Sparrow (46)
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
House Sparrow (14)
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Red-winged Blackbird (565)
Western Meadowlark (25)
Brewer's Blackbird (146)
American Goldfinch (54)

How many of these species have you seen?

10/30/2022

An unkindness...a conspiracy....a treachery these collective nouns are often used to describe a group of ravens.

Anyways...here are some other cool raven facts for you:

🪨 Ravens love to play, they can often be seen playing keep away from many animals. They will often make toys out of sticks, rocks, pinecones, etc. They can bee seen playing with each other or by themselves.

🐜 Anting is a maintenance behavior where ravens can be seen rolling around on an anthill. The formic acid in ants can be used as an insecticide, miticide, fungicide, or bactericide.

🪶 Ravens will use non-vocal gestures to communicate with each other. They point at objects with their beaks just like we would with our fingers.

PHOTO: Common Raven flying. Tom Koerner, USFWS

10/30/2022

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10/30/2022

Be sure you turn the sound up❤️

10/30/2022

10/30/2022

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10/08/2022