GREAT BASIN 
This apparent first-cycle Iceland Gull was found 4 November 2008 by the photographer at the Logan River Wetlands (or "Sue's Pond," as it is known locally) in Cache County, Utah. The gull re- 
mained through 7 November and, pending acceptance, will be the first documented in Utah. Photographs by Jason Pietrzak. 
One of two reported in the Great Basin region during fall 
2008, this Red-eyed Vireo was found at Crystal Spring, Lincoln 
County, Nevada 14 September. Photograph by Greg Scyphers. 
ginia L. and Idlewild Park in Reno, Washoe 
NV 2-8 Nov (ph. GS, ph. ST, DS et al.). Utah’s 
2nd confirmed Neotropic Cormorant, dis- 
covered 31 Jul, lingered at Ivins Res., Wnsli- 
ington through 23 Aug (tRF et al.). A well- 
documented Glossy Ibis was found 14 Aug at 
the Kennecott Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve, 
Salt Lake, UT (ph., tTA). 
HAWKS THROUGH TERNS 
White-tailed Kites, found earlier in the year, 
lingered at Pahranagat N.W.R., Lincoln, NV 
and Ash Meadows through the end of the sea- 
son (CL et al.). Broad-winged Hawks, rare 
transients seldom found outside of mountain 
hawkwatch areas, were reported 19 Sep from 
La Verkin Cr., Washington, UT (ph. RF) and 
21 Sep from Mill Creek Canyon, Suit Lake, 
UT (ph. TA). Red-shouldered Hawk sightings 
continue to increase in Nevada, with 28 re- 
ports from nine counties (Churchill, Clark, 
Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Nye, Pershing, 
Washoe, and White Pine). In contrast, the only 
Utah Red-shouldered Hawk was a juv. at Lytle 
29 Sep-26 Oct (RF, ph. TA). A Zone-tailed 
Hawk photographed 30 Aug (GB) at Sunset 
Park, Las Vegas, Clark, NV was quite an ur- 
ban surprise. One of the highlights of the sea- 
son was Nevada’s first documented Crested 
Caracara, found 20 Sep at Circle L Ranch (ph. 
MM, ph. GS, RSt, DG). Fortunately, the 
caracara lingered in Dyer, Esmeralda through 
26 Sep (CL, RSt) and provided many ob- 
servers an opportunity to see this unique rap- 
tor. A Clapper Rail was heard 29 Aug at Pe- 
terson Res., Ash Meadows (CL). 
It was an unusually slow fall for rare and 
vagrant shorebirds in the Great Basin, with 
only a few noteworthy records. An American 
Golden-Plover graced the Logan River Wet- 
lands, Cache, UT 26 Oct-7 Nov (ph. RO, CF, 
SCb). A Whimbrel was found at Antelope I. 
28 Sep (H&KR), and a Ruddy Turnstone lin- 
gered there 26 Jul-2 Aug (CC, ph. SCa et al). 
A possible Red-necked Stint 
was observed 9 Aug in nw. 
Nevada at the remote Big 
Springs Res., Hiunboldt (ph., 
tDI; DP). This record and 
one earlier record of this ex- 
tremely rare vagrant are 
pending review by the Ne- 
vada B.R.C. and if accepted 
will the be the first con- 
firmed for the Region. Stilt 
Sandpipers were pho- 
tographed 15 Sep at Key 
Pittman W.M.A., Lincoln, 
NV (GS, MM) and 12 Oct at 
the Provo Airport Dike, 
Utah, UT (EH). Short-billed Dowitchers made 
a strong showing in the Region, with sight- 
ings 2 Aug at Sand Hollow S.P., Washington, 
UT (RF), 26 Aug-2 Sep at Ponderosa Dairy, 
Nye, NV (CL), 27 Aug at Pyramid L., Washoe, 
NV (GS), 2 Sep at Ash Meadows (CL), 8 Sep 
at Lemmon Valley, Washoe, NV (F&GP, DS), 
and a late individual reported 21 Oct at the 
Ponderosa Dairy (CL). 
Juv. Parasitic jaegers were observed at 
LeBaron Pt., Utah L., Utah, UT 29 Aug (LG) 
and at Soda L., Churchill, NV 31 Aug (GS). 
Unidentihed jaegers were found at Walker L., 
Mineral, NV 21 Nov (ph. GS, ph. MM) and 
Farmington Bay 22 Sep (SCo). Sabine’s Gull 
sightings included 7 in Nevada (Elko, Esmer- 
alda, Nye, and Washoe) and 10 in Utah 
(Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, and Washington). All 
sightings were of juvs. found between 29 Aug 
and 18 Oct, with the vast majority observed 
in the last two weeks of Sep. Thayer’s Gull ob- 
servations included an ad. 19-20 Nov at 
Sparks Marina, Washoe, NV (ph. MM et al.) 
and a first-cycle bird 24-28 Nov at the Logan 
River Wetlands, Cache, UT (CF et al.). A 
probable Iceland Gull, found at the Logan 
There were five Black-throated Blue Warblers observed in the Great Basin during fall 
2008, with this bird the only female reported, at the Red Hills Golf Course, St. George, 
Washington County, Utah 12-20 (here 15) October. Photograph by Rick Fridell. 
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