Yesterday’s visit at this place was just not enough to take it all in, so I opted to stay another day. My drive took me nearly completely around the valley and I was able to get a better idea of what treasures might be possible here. I’m sure the seasons influence what visitors might be found.
The Bicknell Bottoms is a 670 acre reserve along the marshy bottom land south of Bicknell Utah and along the Fremont River. Most of the land in this valley is used as agricultural fields. Finches and sparrows seemed plentiful where the agricultural lands transitioned to the residential areas in the town of Bicknell, but I found many marsh specialists in the bottomlands near the Fremont River. Some of the birds I encountered were Barn Swallow, Cinnamon Teal, Cliff Swallow, Marsh Wren, Mountain Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, Savannah Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Sora, Swainson’s Hawk, Tree Swallow, Virginia Rail, Western Kingbird, Yellow-Headed Blackbird, Red-Winged Blackbird and Yellow-Rumped Warblers (both Audubon’s and Myrtle).
Yellow-Headed Blackbird(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 14:20 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0203-YellowHeadedBlackBird-Female |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pine Creek(Scenery) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 10:45 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 28 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X9990-Scenery-BicknellBottoms |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bicknell Bottoms(Scenery) |
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Description: Abandon homestead on Pine Creek in the Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 10:31 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 40 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X9986-Scenery-BicknellBottoms |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lark Sparrow(Chondestes grammacus) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 15:37 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0284-LarkSparrow |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Swainson's Hawk(Buteo swainsoni) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 15:03 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X0278-SwainsonsHawk |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Headed Blackbird(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 14:21 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0211-YellowHeadedBlackBird-Female |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cliff and Barn Swallows(multiple) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 13:59 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0194-CliffAndTreeSwallows |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Marsh Wren(Cistothorus palustris) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 12:51 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X0088-MarshWrren |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cinnamon Teal(Spatula cyanoptera) |
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Description: Fremont River at the low end of Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 11:12 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X0021-CinnamonTeal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cinnamon Teal(Spatula cyanoptera) |
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Description: Fremont River at the low end of Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 11:14 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X0028-CinnamonTeal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 11:43 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X0043-SavannahSparrow |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Barn Swallow(Hirundo rustica) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 11:58 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X0049-BarnSwallow |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sandhill Crane(Antigone canadensis) |
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Description: Crane in the rain at Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 12:08 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X0067-SandhillCrane |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis) |
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Description: Injured bird by fisherman's hook and line at Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 12:21 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/160 |
File Name: D3X0082-SavannahSparrow |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sora(Porzana carolina) |
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Description: (Porzana carolina) Out for a stroll at Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah USA 2015-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 13:21 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0139-Sora |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sora(Porzana carolina) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 13:24 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X0176-Sora |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Headed Blackbird(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 14:26 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X0237-YellowHeadedBlackBird-Female |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Headed Blackbird(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 14:26 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X0250-YellowHeadedBlackBird-Female |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Kingbird(Tyrannus verticalis) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 14:53 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X0256-WesternKingBird |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mountain Bluebird(Sialia currucoides) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 15:38 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X0290-MountainBlueBird |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 15:38 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0293-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: Bicknell Bottoms south of Bicknell, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:08 15:44 |
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Location:
Bicknell Bottoms |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X0313-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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