Keith Evans of Wasatch 蜜柚APP Society contributed to this article. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled while rain came down in sheets on the Willard Spur. Luckily my birding buddy and I were in a dry and protected vehicle on a dirt road overlooking the vast wetland. Peering out through the car window, it appeared that the thousands of American Avocets, Black-necked Stilts, Marbled Godwits and other water-loving birds didn’t seem to mind the downpour. This momentary rainstorm was a memorable experience for me and my friend, but the critical seasonal water flows and ecology of Bear River Bay’s Willard Spur is what makes it a special and vital place for the birds. Willard Spur (the Spur) is situated in Bear River Bay of Great Salt Lake. The Spur is bordered on the north by the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and to the east by Willard Bay Reservoir. The Spur is a known but lightly used gem on the Wasatch Front; a special place for birders, hunters, fisherman, kayakers and...