Birds
American avocet
An upturned bill, blue-gray legs and a sweeping feeding motion make this wetland shorebird especially distinctive.
Summer: short mountain seasons and young animals
Cedar Breaks' high meadows offer a mountain example of summer flowering; NPS places the peak broadly in midsummer.
Cedar Breaks' high meadows offer a mountain example of summer flowering; NPS places the peak broadly in midsummer. Its conifer woods and wet meadows are part of the same landscape. At Bear River, the refuge describes avocet and stilt young in June and July. Neither statement guarantees current flowers, wildlife presence or accessible trails.
Before a summer visit, learn one plant and one animal tied to the habitat, then watch from a distance so young animals are left alone. Neither a bloom window nor a nesting season promises what is there on a given day. Festival dates and operating schedules belong in the events calendar, not here.
Profiles to read with this guide
Black-necked stilt at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Utah (June 15, 2021). Photo: Sandra Uecker / USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Birds
Black-necked stilt
Pink legs and a straight, needlelike bill distinguish this black-and-white wader from its avocet neighbors.