Moab Utah Redrock and Wetlands
UPDATE: The Matheson Wetlands Preserve in Moab, Utah burned just 3 weeks after we visited and took several of the pictures in this post. What a horrible loss. There were many birds nesting in the area that burned.
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I spent my birthday checking out the Matheson Wetlands Preserve and birding along the Colorado River in Moab Utah. I've been to Moab a few times, but not since taking up birding. It really adds a whole new dimension to a very mystical place. I was hoping to see a canyon wren - heard one several times, but never could locate it.
The wetlands and Mayflower Canyon had a surprising diversity of birds including:
- Spotted Towhee (photo)
- Wilson's Warbler (photo)
- Western Tanager (photo - and favorite bird)
- Lark Sparrow(photo)
- Juniper Titmouse
- Green-tailed Towhee
- Willow Flycatcher
- Cedar Waxwings
- House Wren
- Rock Wren
- Western Kingbird
- Scrub Jay
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Western Wood Pewee
- Bushtit
- Bullock's Oriole
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Cooper's Hawk
