Utah - Sandhill Crane Bird Walk, Saturday, April 3rd 2010

Join the Wild Bird Center, Division of Wildlife Resources and the Nature Conservancy on a free Bird Walk to see Sandhill Cranes as they migrate to Utah for the spring nesting season. Sandhill Cranes make a spectacular display, as males court females in an elaborate dance with ballet like jumps and pirouettes, all with great trumpeting as they vocalize their excitement for the spring mating season.

We will leave from the Wild Bird Center at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 3rd in a car caravan. Bill Fenimore, expert field birder and author of the Backyard Birds of Utah will lead the Bird Walk with Phil Douglass, Division of Wildlife Resources Outreach Manager. Log onto www.wildbird.com/layton or call 801-525-8400 for more details.

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Utah - Great Sage Grouse Bird Walk

The Wild Bird Center and the Division of Wildlife Resources will lead a free Bird Walk, Saturday, March 27th to a Greater Sage Grouse lek to view dancing Sage Grouse. Be sure to bring your cameras, as this is a real Disney experience. A lek is a strutting ground where Sage Grouse dance in the spring. Males exhibit, dance and fight with rival males to exert dominance. All of this activity is designed to enable hen Sage Grouse to find a suitable mate.

We will car caravan, leaving from the Layton, Wild Bird Center at 5 a.m., so that we can arrive at the lek before sun up. Bill Fenimore, expert field birder and author of Backyard Birds of Utah will co-lead this walk with Phil Douglass, DWR Northern Region Outreach Manager. The walks are designed for birders at all levels, especially families. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars. The Wild Bird Center is located at the Layton Market Center, 1860 North 1000 West, across from Barnes & Noble. Log onto our web site at www.wildbird.com/layton or Call 801-525-8400 with questions.

Utah - Tundra Swan Day Bird Walk

The Wild Bird Center will lead a free Bird Walk, Saturday, March 13th to Farmington Bay to view Tundra Swans that are now arriving in Utah on their migration north to the Arctic Tundra. We will car caravan, leaving from the Layton, Wild Bird Center at 10 a.m. The walks are designed for birders at all levels, especially families. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars.

The Wild Bird Center is located at the Layton Market Center, 1860 North 1000 West, across from Barnes & Noble. Log onto our web site at www.wildbird.com/layton or Call 801-525-8400 with questions.