http://www.sltrib.com/columnists/Wharton Stories from The Salt Lake Tribune &copy; 2013 The Associated Press, The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/56254807-223/festival-lake-bird-salt.html.csp While it’s not likely that Utah will be issuing a new license plate promoting the state’s wonderful birdwatching opportunities any time soon, it might not be a bad idea. As the 15th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival gets ready to open next week, I looked up some watchable wildlife statistics for Utah and the Mountain West from the most recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife national survey, an effort that is done every five years. It showed that 558,000 Utah residents, 27 percent of the state’s popul... <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/56254807-223/festival-lake-bird-salt.html.csp">Wharton: Festival shows that birding is big in Davis County</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56254807-2013-05-10T08-41-19-06-00/MAI/sltrib56254807-2013-05-10T08-41-19-06-00/E/prod/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span Class="Author Vcard"><span Class="Fn">by Tom Wharton</span></span> <span Class="Source-org Vcard"><span Class="Org Fn"> The Salt Lake Tribune</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-10T08:41:19-06:00">Published May 10, 2013 08:41AM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">While it’s not likely that Utah will be issuing a new license plate promoting the state’s wonderful birdwatching opportunities any time soon, it might not be a bad idea. As the 15th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival gets ready to open next week, I looked up some watchable wildlife statistics for Utah and the Mountain West from the most recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife national survey, an effort that is done every five years. It showed that 558,000 Utah residents, 27 percent of the state’s popul...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> <img src="http://mngislctrib.112.2O7.net/b/ss/mngislctrib/1/H.17--NS/0?&pageName=RSS" height="1" width="1" border="0" alt=""/> 56254807@www.sltrib.com Fri, 10 May 2013 08:41:19 MDT