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First Warbler of the Year and a Cool Coot

A walk around the Jordan River (the one in Salt Lake City) yielded an unexpected friendly little yellow face. The first yellow warbler of Spring has arrived. The place was thick with Red-wing Blackbirds. I just love that flash of red when they are making territory displays. NEW BIRD - we saw our first Northern rough-winged swallow (too fast to photograph).
I also had a chance to get up close with an American Coot - they are smaller than they appear out on the Great Salt Lake. I'd say they're about half the size of a mallard. A Pied-billed Grebe was floating nearby as well.

Speaking of Mallards, we've had a nice couple who've taken up residence in the yard for the last week. We call them Fred and April - well, today they hopped in the bird bath and got busy bird style (sorry, no pictures). Maybe we'll get ducklings in the yard this year.

             

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