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Show Page March HILL TOP TIMES 22 10. 1978 Ten sage grouse were captured in Strawberry and Valley with equipped radio transmitters during December J i 1977. These transmitters enable Utah Division of Wildlife Resources determine how many birds leave Strawberry Valley in winter, where they go and, most importantly, whether those wintering areas are being protected. w - biologists to . PACERS - Team members pose for a record photo at the end of Hill AFB Youth Basketball Season. Pictured are (front row, 1 to r): Daniel Horner, Mark Swicklick, Greg McClune, Brian Schrupp and David Zaniboni, Second row: Gregory Horner, Tammy Fulton, Michael Gurnee, James Huffman, Kevin Smith and Greg Light. Coaches Clyde Light (left) and Lyle Horner stand at the back. (Youth Center Photo) One tagged bird was spotted on a strutting ground about 20 miles east of the valley, near Fruitland, Utah. No other sightings have been reported outside of the valley. Biologists hope to locate this one on land in the near future. Biologists monitor the birds when possible from the Presently only a few separate populations of sage grouse in the valley are being marked and monitored by this program. By finding out where the birds find refuge during heavy winters, the Division can work toward protecting sagebrush stands thus insuring adequate Biologists plan to expand this operation by equipping more birds with radio transmitters next ground using snowmobiles. Each bird is located from the air at least weekly. Land monitoring has been difficult due to heavy snows, but some of the transmittered birds have been spotted during trips into the area. This is the first year of this specific project. How ever, for over ten years, grouse in the Strawberry Valley have been marked with color-codeponchos to gather limited information on their winter the transmitter signals are still coming from Strawberry Valley. One movement. Tabby Mountain about 25 miles northeast of the vallev. Most d by radio ovj moniiore Sage grouse wintering areas for this of species. programs Range by various land agencies destroy sagebrush in favor of other vegetation. If the Division successfully shows the im bird has an into area near migrated radio-equippe- year. d S in) portance of sagebrush stands to sage grouse populations, the lands and vegetation may receive some protection. Waters filling the area behind the new Soldier Creek Dam will inundate much of the Strawberry Valley. The waters will cover between one third and one half of the prime sage grouse habitat including strutting grounds and nesting habitat in that area. When enough information concerning the life history and needs of the sage grouse is obtained through these studies, the damage can be offset by providing the birds with adequate habitat areas in lands unaffected by the water project. (Utah Wildlife Resources) SW By Steve Phillips (Reprinted with permission mm of Utah Wildlife Magazine) CO from It was half past dawn at Ogden Bay, and the full moon which had reigned supreme over the marsh through the long night was giving way to a blue-gre- y skyline above the Wasatch range to the east. fed 1665 255-766- 6 Washington Ogden State Orem 464 So. 225-766- 394-362- 2 412 So. 7th West Salt Lake 355-766- 3 355-452- 6 4 of every description, quacking, honking and chirping a discordant symphony. The swans came in high over the water with the wind Irish Sweepstakes MARCH Av 20 d Jl I Q K 30 Sundays 40 The people of Utah are indeed fortunate to have these beautiful birds on the state's marshes. And it's good to know that sportsmen's dollars for licenses and hunting equipment have played a significant role in establishing the habitat that brings these great birds here. The money they spend for their favorite Utah recreation has gone a long way toward creating and waterfowl maintaining management areas along the Wasatch front. Kj I A hi 0 a.m. til 2:30 p.m. Lox and Bagles Coq au Vin (TTHEIBflPimr) Etc. Special prices for children Free Mixers ROY SHOPPING CENTER ' 1 Omelettes Cheese Cakes 5700 So. Utah. HUNT BBGaC JpaST OF CARDS FOR YOUR DISCOUNT VV. birds nest and raise their young through the short spring and summer. One migration corridor extends southwest through Alberta, Canada, Montana, and into So it is that each year the swans these return, magnificant birds, welcome visitors to Utah's I A Remember It 's Impossible To Leave The Impulse Without Something Impressive.) 1966 1 The fall migration comes from the far north, where the 17-1- 8 MEN'S WOMEN S SPRING FASHIONS CUT THE DECK V a The whistling swan is the largest and perhaps the most beautiful of all waterfowl to visit Utah's marshes. An adult whistler may have a wingspan of seven feet and may weigh up to twenty pounds. Like all waterfowl, swans are migratory and may log thousands of air miles as they move from north to south each year. Lake, w'as coming alive. Thousands of ducks and Canada geese joined in a chorus with the water birds Trolley Square Salt Lake Over ragged Vs. Wings beating shallow, yet steadily strong graceful bodies, long necks arching, the great birds seemed etched in India ink against the eastern sky. It was a cold day in early October, and the swans had returned to Utah. man-mad- Midvale north. strong, they stretched out and back for nearly a mile in a dozen in the Overhead, netherland between sunlight and moonglow, a few stars glimmered faintly. 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