DUTCH JOHN, Utah ( ABC4 ) — If you’re looking for a great stop to include in your summer road trips, consider a unique wildlife viewing experience. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will be hosting an osprey viewing event next to the parking lot at the Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center from 9 a.m.
to noon on Saturday, July 6. Spotting scopes will be available at the event, but if you have your own binoculars, you’re encouraged to bring them to watch the birds. Biologists and educational displays will be at the event for more information on these beautiful birds.
Guests are encouraged to bring lunch, plenty of water, sunscreen, and bug spray due to the remote nature of the event. You can see ospreys like this one at this year’s Osprey Watch. (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) Osprey scanning water near Flaming Gorge Dam in dead tree near shoreline.
(Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) You can see ospreys like this one at this year’s Osprey Watch. (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) You can see ospreys like this one at this year’s Osprey Watch. (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) This sequence of photos show an osprey catching a fish.
In this first photo, the bird spots a trout and swoops down to the water’s surface to catch it. (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) “The birds are super active this time of year, especially during the morning hours,” DWR Northeastern Region Conservation Outreach Manager Tonya Kieffer-Selby said. “The event is gre.
