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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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5th International
Partners in Flight Conference and Conservation Workshop
Advancing Bird Conservation Across the Americas
August 25 – August 28, 2013
Snowbird, Utah |
Field Trips - August 29, 2013
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| Full Day trips include a sack lunch, half day trips do not. Please bring your own water, sunscreen, and appropriate clothing for the elevation and weather. |
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Deseret Ranch (12-14 hr round trip)
$95 / Departs 7:30 am
Sponsor: Bill Fenimore & the Wild Bird Center, Layton UT
Enjoy a birding adventure on Deseret Land & Livestock, the largest ranch in Utah. This working ranch encompasses over 250,000 acres of diverse habitats including sub-alpine meadow, mountain forest, sage steppe, wet meadow, wetland marsh, ponds, lakes and streams with a bird list of 260 species. Expect a day list of 100 species or more including: Ferruginous Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Sage Grouse, Sage Thrasher, Brewer’s and Sage Sparrows, Hammond’s, Gray, Dusky, Olive-sided and Cordilleran Flycatchers, American Dipper, Lazuli Bunting, Caspian Tern, and migrant warblers.
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Bear River Bottoms & TNC Wetlands Preserve (10-12 hr round trip)
$80 / Departs 7:30 am
Sponsor: Joan DiGiorgio & Utah TNC
Join our TNC guides for exclusive opportunity to see how riparian and wetland restoration has improved habitat for birds in the Bear River watershed. We’ll follow this important system from riverine floodplains to delta wetlands and get to see how restoration works in a rural-to-urban context as we enjoy over 80 species as we visit lowland riparian, playa, and emergent wetland habitats. This portion of the TNC preserve is closed to the public, so don’t miss this opportunity to explore "behind-the-gates". We’ll also stop for lunch at the new Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitor’s Center.
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Bear River MBR: "Behind-the-Gates" (10-12 hr round trip)
$80 / Departs 7:30 am
Sponsor: Nikki Wayment & Hawkwatch International, and Lee Shirley & US FWS
Bear River Refuge with its 78,000 acres of developed wetlands, is world famous as one of the premier birding marshes. Join us as we take you on a "behind-the-gates" trip through the nationally known Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. As we travel through this amazing birding paradise, our guides will explain how the refuge was rebuilt after the devastating flood of the 1980's and how precious water is managed for the benefit of the wildlife. About 50 species of birds are normally seen including: Black Terns, Franklin Gulls, Virginia Rails, Caspian Terns, several species of sparrows, etc. Bird lists will be provided.
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ISSR and Gillmor Sanctuary (8-10 hr round trip)
$80 / Departs 8:30 am
Sponsor: Valarie Frokjer & Rio Tinto, Wayne Martinson & National Audubon
Join us for a “behind-the-gates” tour of the south shore of Great Salt Lake, Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve (ISSR), a private mitigation property with numerous ponds, mudflats, and upland areas. The Gillmor Sanctuary is a National Audubon property, not open to the general public. Possible species include: American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Long-billed Curlew, Wilson’s Phalarope, Snowy Plover, various waterfowl, grebes, swallows, Peregrine Falcon, and Golden Eagle.
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Antelope Island: Causeway & Garr Ranch (7-8 hr round trip)
$65 / Departs 8:30 am
Sponsor: Great Salt Lake Audubon
Join locals at one of our favorite birding spots: Antelope Island. Halfway down the east side, Fielding Garr Ranch is a popular migrant trap. Birds crossing the west desert fallout into the Ranch's grove of Cottonwood trees as the first green spot they see. The area offers several springs and trees with plenty of insects. Possible species: migrating warblers, vireos, flycatchers; also owls, falcons, hawks, woodpeckers, and Virginia Rail. Birding will begin along the Causeway and east side of the Island en route to the Ranch.
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Provo River Restoration & Heber Fields (7-8 hr round trip)
$65 / Departs 8:30 am
Sponsor: Terri Pope & Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and the Utah Mitigation Commission
We’ll swing around to the ‘back-side’ of the Wasatch to visit the wetlands below Jordanelle Dam on the Provo River. This restoration area offers excellent birding and is an Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA). Possible species include: American Dipper, Osprey, Black-headed Grosbeak, Warbling Vireo, Swainson’s Thrush, Common Yellowthroat and Bullock’s Oriole. We will also look for Bobolinks.
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Hiking the Wasatch (4-5 hr round trip)
$25 / Departs 9:30 am
Sponsor: Russ Norvell & Utah Partners in Flight
Join birders and naturalists as we explore, by foot, the scenery you’ve been looking at all week! We’ll begin at a local trailhead and hike through alpine wildflowers and conifers looking for a few good high elevation birds such as Black Rosy Finch, American Pipit, Red Crossbills, woodpeckers, warblers, and other fun targets of opportunity.
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Tracy Aviary (5-7 hr round trip)
$25 / Departs 9:30 am
Sponsor: Carolina Roa & Tracy Aviary
Visit Tracy Aviary and learn about the oldest public aviary in the United States. In addition to seeing their collection of 400 birds representing 135 species you will also have opportunities to learn about their education programs, aviculture husbandry program, conservation, horticulture and more all the while strolling their beautiful 8 acres in the heart of Salt Lake City.
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