Intermountain West Shorebird Survey
Courtesy Sageland Collaborative
Volunteer to Count Shorebirds at the Amalga Barrens Sanctuary
Survey Date: Friday, April 26, 2024. In the event of inclement weather, Saturday, April 27, 2024 is held for our backup date.
Signups: Sign-ups for the 2024 Spring Survey are now open!
Fill out this brief sign-up form if you’re interested in joining us on the big survey day Spring 2024. We will do our best to match you with a preferred survey team and site.
Survey Date: Friday, April 26, 2024. In the event of inclement weather, Saturday, April 27, 2024 is held for our backup date.
Age: Volunteers under 18 years old require a guardian’s signature and those under 15 years old must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Commitment Level: A virtual training and a day-long project outdoors.
Requirements: Work will be in and around wet areas, requiring walking over uneven surfaces (please contact us if you have questions about accessibility and potential accommodations). Also required is an ability or willingness to learn how to identify shorebirds by sight.
Canada Goose Courtesy & Copyright Carol Salzetti Cache Valley Wild Bird Photo Contest 2021
Our friend Adam Brewerton recorded the following sightings for the Amalga Barrens, March 25, 2024. Record your sightings or follow other eBird sightings at the Amalga Barrens here: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L693440
Sightings for the Amalga Barrens Sanctuary hotspot are found here: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L476481
Item
Species Name
Count
Date
Observer
1
Canada Goose
80
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
2
Tundra Swan
50
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
3
American Wigeon
20
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
4
Mallard
60
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
5
Northern Pintail
200
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
6
Green-winged Teal
30
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
7
California Gull
30
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
8
Northern Harrier
10
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
9
Bald Eagle
8
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
10
Red-tailed Hawk
4
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
11
Black-billed Magpie
1
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
12
Common Raven
15
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
13
Horned Lark
15
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
14
Red-winged Blackbird
65
25 March 2024
Adam Brewerton
Note: To protect the flora and fauna of the sanctuary, access is limited to authorized use only.
Dogs, cats, and free-roaming cattle are prohibited without express written permission.
If you have questions, please contact Bridgerland Audubon 435-227-5201 or president@bridgerlandaudubon.org.
Is Great Salt Lake a Person? Courtesy & Copyright Sarah Woodbury
what: an art film screening & discussion panel on the personhood and state of Great Salt Lake when: Tuesday, Feb 27, 7pm where: The Cache Bar, Logan, Utah, (21+) 139 South Main Street
the film: This short lyrical dance-poetry piece dreams into relationships between Great Salt Lake, birds, and humans in the context of a collapsing ecosystem. Born out of a process of listening to and speaking with this saline being, the piece is an empathetic imagining of the lake’s embodied experience.
the panel: Following the film will be a panel conversation with local caretakers of the lake, from storytellers to policy experts to scientists. Join us to explore the sentience of Great Salt Lake and ways this informs approaches to the lake.
the context: Utah lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent Great Salt Lake from qualifying for legal personhood, barring government entities from recognizing that nonhumans–like the lake–have legal standing. Join UPR’s Tom Williams and panelists for discussion on this topic.
panelists:
Sarah Woodbury, Poet, Performance Artist & Socio-Ecology Student, Utah State University
Darren Parry, Historian, Author & Storyteller, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
Brian Steed, Executive Director, USU Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water & Air
Molly Blakowski, PhD Student in Watershed Science with dust focus, Utah State University
Tom Williams, Co-Manager and Host, Utah Public Radio
Jake Dreyfous, Government Relations Coordinator, Grow the Flow
