Animal Log of your native fauna

[bmathison1972]

Birded today in the Salt Lake Cemetery and 11th Avenue Park, both hotspots in my neighborhood. Nothing out-of-the-ordinary

https://ebird.org/checklist/S122379350
https://ebird.org/checklist/S122379372

Did see a mountain cottontail rabbit; not new but I don't see them often

[bmathison1972]

Saw a great horned owl today walking home through campus!

Complete bird list:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S122580362

[bmathison1972]

Good birding up City Creek Canyon today. No lifers, but two species new for that designated hotspot, the golden-crowned kinglet and mountain chickadee

https://ebird.org/checklist/S122748907

Also, I studied the squirrels better and there are both fox and American reds. Saw another mountain cottontail, too!

[JimoAi]

Spotted a large Malayan monitor lizard (Abt 1.6m) on my way home

[NSD Bashe]

I saw this guy today



also Happy Thanksgiving

[bmathison1972]

Birding over the last few days:

Three sites, 50+ species, 0 lifers but lots of fun LOL

11/23: Jordan River Parkway
34 species:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S122896765

11/25: City Creek Canyon - Memory Grove Park
17 species, 9 of which were not documented on 11/23
https://ebird.org/checklist/S122990309

11/26: University of Utah campus
20 species, 7 of which were not documented in the previous two days:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S123050570

That's probably all for this weekend, as I am planning on my long run tomorrow

[bmathison1972]

Got a lifer today in Big Cottonwood Park, the evening grosbeak.

complete list and counts:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S124537949

Also saw a couple red foxes, but this is a known location for them (their den area is fenced off to protect the habitat)

[bmathison1972]

Mother Chukar! Blaine got a lifer!

https://ebird.org/checklist/S127137034

[JimoAi]

Spotted a family of smooth coated otters on my way to eork

[bmathison1972]

Lifer along the Jordan River Parkway today: Wilson's Snipe!

eBird link with complete list and numbers: https://ebird.org/checklist/S128189101

[NSD Bashe]

Saw four turkeys strutting through the neighborhood yesterday, and today I saw a squirrel hanging on my fence with a pizza and then a dog peeked his head through my door.

[bmathison1972]

I've heard of pizza rat, but pizza squirrel? LOL

I saw turkeys also yesterday, birding in the canyon behind my apartment

[Avian]

Visited Hunting Island, SC yesterday.
Photographed:

Arenaria interpres, Ruddy Turnstone
Clathria prolifera, Red Beard Sponge
Dirinaria confusa, Confused Dirinaria Lichen*
Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon Holly
Larus delawarensis, Ring-Billed Gull*
Littoraria irrorata, Marsh Periwinkle
Medicago lupulina, Black Medick*
Mellita isometra, Isometric Sand Dollar
Oliva sayana, Lettered Olive Snail
Opegrapha anguinella, Snaking Scribble Lichen*
Pandion haliaetus, Osprey
Procyon lotor, Common Raccoon
Sabal palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto
Setophaga coronata coronata, Myrtle Warbler
Setophaga palmarum, Palm Warbler*
Thryothorus ludocivianus, Carolina Warbler
Tringa semipalmata inornata, Western Willet

*Lifer

Full list with images here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=wildlife_lore&verifiable=any

[bmathison1972]

@Avian - if you want me to ID any beetles on iNat, just flag me. I search parameters are only set-up for Elateridae.

[bmathison1972]

Here are my birding lists for the weekend; nothing new or unexpected:

Lower City Creek Canyon: https://ebird.org/checklist/S128987185
Upper City Creek Canyon: https://ebird.org/checklist/S128987230
Decker Lake: https://ebird.org/checklist/S129159968

[Avian]

@bmathison1972 I currently only have 2 beetle observations that are iffy ID-wise, but I will go ahead and flag you on them if you want to take a look.

[bmathison1972]

I was in Atlanta for work these last few days and got in some birding. Documented 53 species with 10 lifers. The link below is the report of data from all four places I visited. Lifers in the list are marked with a checkmark

https://ebird.org/tripreport/113582

[Gwangi]

I was in Atlanta for work these last few days and got in some birding. Documented 53 species with 10 lifers. The link below is the report of data from all four places I visited. Lifers in the list are marked with a checkmark

https://ebird.org/tripreport/113582

Congrats on all the lifers. So many of those are common feeder/backyard birds for me! Eastern phoebe...my unborn daughter's middle name will be Phoebe, after the bird of course.

[bmathison1972]

I was in Atlanta for work these last few days and got in some birding. Documented 53 species with 10 lifers. The link below is the report of data from all four places I visited. Lifers in the list are marked with a checkmark

https://ebird.org/tripreport/113582

Congrats on all the lifers. So many of those are common feeder/backyard birds for me! Eastern phoebe...my unborn daughter's middle name will be Phoebe, after the bird of course.

Thanks, I am sure I saw some of these when I lived in Atlanta (before I started birding), but nice to officially document them.

[bmathison1972]

Went birding today at the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area. Got three lifers: Wood Duck, Long-billed Curlew, and Red-breasted Merganser

https://ebird.org/checklist/S132521325