Category Archives: Field Trips

Aug 23, Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at the Amalga Barrens

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Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at the Amalga Barrens:

Cinnamon Teal Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge 05-11-2020
Courtesy & Copyright Chris Crook
Cache Valley Wild Bird Photo Contest 2021
One of the species that may be seen
Saturday August 23, 2025
Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at the Amalga Barrens.

 

We met at 7 AM in Logan and caravaned to the Amalga Town Hall where we met up with a few more people. Kim Sullivan had checked out 4 walkie-talkies from USU to have one in each vehicle as we planned to be mostly driving. Meg Kast also helped to co-lead this trip. We had 4 vehicles, 3 with leaders and radios in each. Fifteen people participated in this event.

Because of the excessively dry summer no shorebirds were using this area at the time except for Killdeer. We did also see Horned Larks, a Virginia Rail, Northern Harrier, Savannah Sparrow and Brewer’s Sparrow. Singing Western Meadowlarks was a highlight of the trip. A total of 22 species were found. One benefit of the drought was a shortage of mosquitoes!

Trip leader Dawn Holzer (dawnholzer80@gmail.com, 435-799-1991)

***** Future Events & Trip Reports *****

January 25 – First Dam and USU Water Lab
February 22 – Trapper Park and Logan River Icon Trail
March 22 – Wellsville Reservoir
April 12 – Sue’s Pond – Logan River Wetlands and Shorebird Playa
May 17 – Third Dam/Spring Hollow
June 21 – Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area
July 19 – Tony Grove
August 23 – Amalga Barrens
September 27 – Benson Marina and Railroad Trail
October 25 – King Nature Park and Green Canyon
November 22 – Hyrum Reservoir and State Park
December 6 – Lundstrom Park Trail

***** Background, the Amalga Barrens *****

eBird:
Birdlist for the Amalga Barrens: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L693440/bird-list
Recent Checklists for the Amalga Barrens: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L693440/recent-checklists
Media Images for the Amalga Barrens: https://media.ebird.org/catalog?regionCode=L693440

Signed waivers required for all participants. Complete form, print results and bring printed waiver to meeting point.

Aug 2, Birds, Butterflies & Blooms at Tony Grove with Jack Greene & IFP

Community Events, Field Trips

Tony Grove Reservoir Courtesy & © Mike Fish, Photographer

Tony Grove Reservoir
Courtesy & © Mike Fish, Photographer

Birds, Butterflies & Blooms at Tony Grove,
Saturday August 2nd, 8:30 a.m. Carpool from US Forest Service District Ranger Station, 1500 East Hwy 89

Explore Tony Grove and its abundance of birds, butterflies and wildflowers with Jack Greene
Stokes Nature Center, Bridgerland Audubon and the International Friends Program are sponsoring a field trip to Tony Grove from 8:30-early afternoon Saturday, August 2nd.

“Beautiful flowers with wings”, a phrase frequently used to express the exquisite beauty of butterflies. Join the Bridgerland Audubon Society for a field trip to learn the secret lives of these amazing sparks of life, the flowers they visit, and birds that eat them! Place: Tony Grove meadows.

Meet at the US Forest Service parking lot 1500 East Hwy 89 at 8:30 am on August 2nd for carpooling. Return early afternoon. Bring lunch, water, light jacket, hat or sun screen, binoculars, camera, butterfly net (we will have some).

Signed waivers required for all participants. Complete form, print results and bring printed waiver to meeting point.
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Jul 19, Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at Tony Grove

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Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at Tony Grove:

Black-chinned Hummingbird Logan Canyon UT 07-13-2020
Courtesy & Copyright Chris Crook
Cache Valley Wild Bird Photo Contest 2021
One of the species that may be seen
Saturday July 19, 2025
Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at Tony Grove.

 

Tony Grove, July 19 Meet: 7 am, Smith's 750 N Parking Lot, Birding with Bridgerland Audubon

Tony Grove, July 19
Meet: 7 am, Smith’s 750 N Parking Lot
Birding with Bridgerland Audubon

We arrived at the Tony Grove lake parking area before 8 AM with our caravan of 3 vehicles but the lot was already full. Fortunately, Jack Green was along with Meg and Dawn and suggested that we park at the livestock camp area .25 mile down canyon and walk back up the trail
towards the lake. That worked out better than going around the lake as there were lots of birds and many fewer
people on that trail. We ended up with about 17 people as a few more folks who had planned to meet up there had also parked at the lower trailhead.

It was a very birdy morning with dozens of birds of 6 different species lining up to drink out of a water trough right near the outhouse. We saw Pine Siskins, Mountain Chickadees, White-crowned Sparrows, Western Tanagers, Cassin’s Finches and Mountain Bluebirds all with fledglings in full view. Other birds seen included both Tree and Violet-green Swallows, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow and Red-naped Sapsucker. The bird of the day (life bird for many) was heard first and found by Meg at the top of a conifer tree, Red Crossbills!
Trip leader Dawn Holzer (dawnholzer80@gmail.com, 435-799-1991)

***** Future Events & Trip Reports *****

January 25 – First Dam and USU Water Lab
February 22 – Trapper Park and Logan River Icon Trail
March 22 – Wellsville Reservoir
April 12 – Sue’s Pond – Logan River Wetlands and Shorebird Playa
May 17 – Third Dam/Spring Hollow
June 21 – Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area
July 19 – Tony Grove
August 23 – Amalga Barrens
September 27 – Benson Marina and Railroad Trail
October 25 – King Nature Park and Green Canyon
November 22 – Hyrum Reservoir and State Park
December 6 – Lundstrom Park Trail

***** Background, Tony Grove *****

eBird:
Birdlist for Tony Grove: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L634364/bird-list
Recent Checklists for Tony Grove: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L634364/recent-checklists
Media Images for Tony Grove: https://media.ebird.org/catalog?regionCode=L634364

Jun 21, Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area

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Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area:

Great Blue Heron Family Portrait
Courtesy & Copyright Darwin Thompson
Cache Valley Wild Bird Photo Contest 2021
One of the species that may be seen
Saturday June 21, 2025
Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area.

 

Jun 21, Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area

Jun 21, Birding with Bridgerland Audubon at Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area

Trip Report:

Our good luck continued this month and the canal water flooding the road earlier in the week had receded completely by Saturday morning. Temperatures were blissfully cool in the 60’s. A large group of over 25 people turned out again to join Meg and Dawn in this open agricultural area to find about 37 species of birds. We had some human returnees including the Hyrum Senior Center, USU international students and new faces including several “summer citizens”. Mosquitos were not too prevalent. We walked about a mile north on the good dirt road to the Logan River. Some of the highlights were Wilson’s Snipe doing their winnowing flight displays, a pair of American Bitterns flying by, both Eastern and Western Kingbirds, a few lingering Great Blue Herons on nests at the rookery and songs of both the Common Yellowthroat and Sora along with quick glimpses of Marsh Wrens. A Savannah Sparrow also posed obligingly for pictures and entertained us with its buzzy song.
Dawn Holzer (dawnholzer80@gmail.com, 435-799-1991)

***** Future Events & Trip Reports *****

January 25 – First Dam and USU Water Lab
February 22 – Trapper Park and Logan River Icon Trail
March 22 – Wellsville Reservoir
April 12 – Sue’s Pond – Logan River Wetlands and Shorebird Playa
May 17 – Third Dam/Spring Hollow
June 21 – Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area
July 19 – Tony Grove
August 23 – Amalga Barrens
September 27 – Benson Marina and Railroad Trail
October 25 – King Nature Park and Green Canyon
November 22 – Hyrum Reservoir and State Park
December 6 – Lundstrom Park Trail

***** Background, Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area *****

eBird:
Birdlist for Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L621440/bird-list
Recent Checklists for Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L621440/recent-checklists
Media Images for Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area: https://media.ebird.org/catalog?regionCode=L621440

Signed waivers required for all participants. Complete form, print results and bring printed waiver to meeting point.