On a cool Wednesday morning, a group of us met at Five Points for what promised to be an interesting trip. Traveling in car-pools, our first stop was the Bear River overlook from 2600 West near Brigham City. It was pretty quiet, although we spotted some pelicans and ducks in the distance. The second stop was the baths along Hwy. 83 west of Corinne. The hot, blue-green water colored by algae was appealing in the cool morning air. But the decrepit condition of the baths and the sulphur smell discouraged us from bathing.

Our third stop was the corrals at Salt Creek WMA. Below the rock outcrop we found several pictographs, including one that looked more like Chinese characters left by railroad workers, than animal or hunter images by the Fremont Indians. But did we see any birds? Yes, we did see some waterfowl and shore birds from the Salt Creek overlook and some yellow-rumped warblers and white-crowned sparrows while driving along the hedge rows. But the birds of the day were the raptors. We had good looks at red-tailed hawks and sightings of several falcons - a merlin, kestrels, prairie falcons, and a peregrine falcon.

Our final stop was Marble Park in Bothwell, west of Tremonton, for lunch. There we marveled at the pavilion and grounds full of creative and attractive carved wood and metal tributes to the early pioneers. Thanks, hubby, for another good Wednesday morning bird walk.