Recent Sightings in Garfield County

May 2008

Kevin Doxstater (19 May 2008) - Working at Bryce I get out to Tropic Reservoir regularly to see what is hanging around and, being off today, went out for a look. The Great Egret that was reported earlier was still there (south end) as of 10 this morning (Monday).

Phil Helsley (16 May 2008) - [White-winged Dove‏] We were camping on the East side of the Henry Mountains over the weekend and I was able to this new bird to my life list.  - The Dove flew right into camp and strutted around on the ground in front of us. The camera was in the car and by the time I was ready the dove had flown to a nearby cottonwood tree.

Nov 2007

Rick Fridell - This afternoon (11/07) I had the opportunity to stop by a couple seldom birded southern Utah lakes...Highlights included: ...Panguitch Lake (Garfield Co.) Surf Scoter 4 - juveniles White-winged Scoter 4 - adult female; 3 juveniles Black Scoter 3 - adult male; 2 females Common Loon 35...

Jul 2007

Colby Neuman (25 Jul 2007) - Tim Avery called me last night to report the Pacific Loon continues in the location described by Rick Fridell.

Rick Fridell - On Monday (July 16, 2007), Kristen and I were very surprised to see a Pacific Loon at Panguitch Lake, Garfield Co., UT. The loon appeared to be a first summer bird in basic plumage. We viewed the bird from the boat ramp on the south side of the lake. Also on July 16th, we observed a family of Williamson's Sapsuckers at the NFS campground at Panguitch Lake...

Lu Giddings (14 Jul 2007) - A small but enthusiastic group of Utah County Birders traveled to Escalante late yesterday afternoon. Trip highlights include, in no particular order: - seeing both an Acorn Woodpecker and a Lewis's woodpecker at the acorn woodpecker tree 5.5 miles north of Boulder on Highway 12...

May 2007

Lu Giddings (18 May 2007) - A male Vermillion Flycatcher was seen at about 1:30 p.m. today on the Posey Lake road about 5 miles north of Escalante. It was frequenting a field immediately along the west of the road and about 150 yards north of the Roundy's home. I was able to watch it for about 10 minutes and to take some photos in which the bird is easily identified.

Mar 2007

Lu Giddings (9 Mar 2007) - I had the opportunity to spend about three hours early this afternoon in Tropic and Cannonville. Best bird of the trip was a Merlin that was both very photogenic and cooperative. Birds of note would include the 6-12 Eurasian Collared-Doves observed in Tropic.

Nov 2006

Michelle Brodie (27 Nov 2006) - On Saturday, November 25, I found a Northern Waterthrush in Harris Wash in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument at around 3:00 PM. The bird was about 40 yards past the fence that goes all the way across the wash. I think this fence is about 2 or 3 miles from the trailhead. The trailhead is accessed from Hole-in-the-Rock Road off Highway 12 in Escalante. It was out in the open eating in the wash. I got some good video of the bird if documentation is needed...Another good bird there was an adult male Northern Goshawk...

Jun 2005

Joel and Kathy (21 June 2005) - This morning we found a singing male Indigo Bunting at Calf Creek Recreation Area (Calf Creek Falls trailhead and campground), in the Escalante Grand Staircase National Monument in Garfield County. It was singing along Calf Creek, and was seen from the bridge that you cross just after entering the recreation area.

Sept 2004

Jack Binch (26 Sept 2004) - ...Acorn Woodpecker x 2 at Boulder...

Jun 2004

Jens Munthe (29 June 2004) - [Eurasian Collared Dove] Seems like only yesterday Collared Doves in Washington were a big deal. In the past month I've seen them in Hatch, Escalante, Bicknell and Pioche NV.

Tom Clark - At 9;45am Jun 22, I observed a male Black-and-white Warbler in Capitol Reef National Park along the Notom-Bulfrog Road at the turn off to Cedar Mesa Campground. I was running a BBS route at the time and watched the bird foraging in the juniper trees adjacent to the road.

May 2004

Bryan Shirley (14 May 2004) - I saw 1 Acorn Woodpecker in the usual spot north of Boulder about a week ago.

Nov 2003

H. Gail Pollock - At Tropic, Garfield County, Utah; on 5 November 2003 a Kentucky Warbler flew into my kitchen window and fell stunned. Examined the bird in hand. Colors were still bright more like breeding plumage than fall coloring. This bird was a male judging from a careful examination of the mustache. I was a member of the Kansas City Burrough Audubon Society and have bird watched for many years.  Familiar with the common eastern warblers. This Kentucky revived and was released.

Oct 2003

Matt Thorum (5 Oct 2003) - We did a little birding on Boulder Mountain. Near the summit we stopped and walked for a while (I believe it was the Pleasant Creek trailhead on the west side of the road). We saw about a dozen Western Bluebirds in a meadow and tons (50-100) Yellow-rumped Warblers in a flock foraging in the aspens along with a few BC Chickadees and RC Kinglets. On the south side of the mountain the Acorn Woodpecker was still at the same tree busily gathering acorns from the nearby Gamble Oaks.

Aug 2003

Julie (4 Aug 2003) - Pomera and I birded in Garfield and Wayne counties Monday and Tuesday. We got the Acorn Woodpecker just north of Boulder in the same location between mm 93-94...

July 2003

Letitia - (4 July 2003) (Acorn  Woodpecker)  This was my 2nd attempt to catch this bird....I went to the area where previously seen (Hwy 12 between mile marker 93-94) and planned to hand out all morning if need be.
I jumped when 3 woodpeckers flew by but they turned out to be only Lewis'. Then I heard some drumming... I did manage to locate the offenders and it was a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers. I was beginning to think that I would get every woodpecker but you know what. Then I heard the rattle call... low and behold there was my clown bird storing acorns. The place is very obvious, just look for a huge dead ponderosa filled with nesting cavities and acorns.

Pomera - (19 June 2003) Dana Green and I birded Capitol Reef National Park earlier this week. We first went to Garfield County to look for the Acorn Woodpecker and were delighted to find him right in the same location where he has been seen for so many months. We found many other good birds along Highway 12 including Western and Mountain Bluebirds, Grace's Warblers, Clark's Nutcrackers and three male Williamson's Sapsuckers (at the Wild Cat Visitors' Center).

Steve Summers - (1 June 2003) One Common Tern was with a few Forster's Terns at Panguitch Lake, Garfield Co. today (June 1). Other birds of interest there were 2 Franklin's Gulls, a singing Willow Flycatcher and a Black-crowned Night-Heron. Also there were many displaying Western Grebes a few displaying Clark's Grebes.

Cindy Thomas - 2 Williamson's Sapsuckers. Sighted Monday September 9th. One in a tree on the south slope of Boulder Mtn on highway 12. One on the north slope in flight. Good look at the white rump and wing patches. Also on highway 12.

Cathy Woodard - (Sat, 13 Jul 2002) We've had 6 or 8 Rufous Hummingbird males and 3 or 4 females at our feeders here in Panguitch for the last two weeks. Also have numerous black-chinned and broad-tails of both sexes. They are early, usually don't arrive here until mid-August.

Cathy Woodard - (Wed, 15 May 2002) - I'm new to the birdnet but wanted to let you know that I just spent an hour or
so watching and photographing a male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak at my black-oil sunflower feeder.

Paul Pisano (of Arlington, VA) - Red Crossbill, nesting - April 6, 2002, Bryce Canyon Natl. Park, beginning of the Bristlecone Loop Trail (before the trail actually loops, not far from the parking lot, near a small wooden bench overlooking the canyon).

An immature SABINE'S GULL has been sighted at Panquitch Lake recently. The first report of the bird at this location was on 9/16. Additional sightings at Panguitch Lake have occurred on 9/27 and 9/28 (RD, BW).

A report was just received of a male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, seen on Saturday, 06/10 at Ticaboo, just north of Bullfrog Marina (DB). The bird was feeding and singing in the large trees near the hotel. This is the fourth report of Prothonotary Warbler in Utah.

A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen at the pond at Ruby's Inn, near Bryce Canyon NP on Tuesday, 04/25 (NE).