Dec 2017

John Jackson (30 Dec 2017) - [Dead Horse Point SP] - Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Canyon Wren, Dark-eye Junco

Marcy Hafner (29 Dec 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Canada Goose , Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, American Coot, Black-billed Magpie

Will Britton (28 Dec 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Golden Eagle, Prairie Falcon

Will Britton (25 Dec 2017) - [Monticello Airport] - Ferruginous Hawk

Will Britton (21 Dec 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Northern Shrike, Horned Lark, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Hepburn's), Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Gray-crowned), Black Rosy-Finch, Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (continuing since late November)

Will Britton (17 Dec 2017) - [Sand Island CG & Bluff Rd Bridge] - Canada Goose, Common Merganser, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

Will Britton (12 Dec 2017) - [Peter S Spring Rd] - Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Loggerhead Shrike, Northern Shrike, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Chickadee, Bushtit

Will Britton (6 Dec 2017) - [La Sal Mountains] - Wild Turkey, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch
      -- [Gold Basin] - Red Crossbill

Will Britton (5 Dec 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, American Coot (Red-shielded), Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)

Jon W (4 Dec 2017) - [Canyonlands NP] - Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Canyon Wren, Mountain Bluebird, Dark-eyed Junco,

Will Britton (3 Dec 2017) - [FR0079] - Mountain Chickadee, Hermit Thrush

Nov 2017

Rachel LeBlanc (29 Nov 2017) - [Canyonlands NP] - Mallard, Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Black-capped Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Pygmy Nuthatch, Canyon Wren, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, House Finch

Will Britton (25 Nov 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Golden Eagle, Northern Goshawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Bushtit, American Goldfinch

Aaron Beerman (24 Nov 2017) - [Blanding WTP] - Ruddy Duck, Red-tailed Hawk, Virginia Rail, American Coot, Eurasian Collared-Dove, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird

Marcy Hafner (21 Nov 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Common merganser, Ruddy Duck, Great Blue Heron, Horned Lark, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Brown Creeper

Lauren diBiccari (15 Nov 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Bufflehead, Pinyon Jay, Rock Wren

Glenn Kincaid (11 Nov 2017) - [Blanding WTP] - Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Ruddy Duck, Eared Grebe, American Coot, Common Raven, Marsh Wren, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow

Jason Wilder (11 Nov 2017) - [Butler Wash] - White-throated Sparrow. Tan-striped individual. Foraging in leaves in Butler Wash. Sparrow with white chin, black stripes on crown and eyeline, tan supercilium. Smaller than White-crowned sparrows.
     -- Also seen: Great Horned-Owl

Zachary Loman (10 Nov 2017) - [Indian Creek Canyon] - Wild turkey, Prairie Falcon

Glenn Kincaid (9 Nov 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Gadwall, Common Goldeneye, Pinyon Jay, Horned Lark

Rachel LeBlanc (8 Nov 2017) - [Spanish Valley, UT] - Eurasian Collared-Dove, Great Horned Owl, Red-naped Sapsucker, Northern Flicker, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, European Starling, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch, House Sparrow

Marcy Hafner (7 Nov 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - American Wigeon, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Hooded Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Cooper's Hawk, American Coot, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, House Finch, Cassin's Finch

Ian Batterman (6 Nov 2017) - [Blanding, UT] - Greater Roadrunner

David Tafoya (5 Nov 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed), Evening Grosbeak

David Tafoya (3 Nov 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), American Kestrel, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet,  , Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed), White-crowned Sparrow, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Oct 2017

Jake Turin (22  Pct 20-170 - [Bluff, UT] - Sharp-shinned Hawk, Northern Flicker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Red-winged Blackbird

Alan Schmierer (21 Oct 2017) - [Short Canyon] - Chukar, Red-naped Sapsucker, Northern Flicker, Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Chickadee, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch

Matt Griffiths (15 Oct 2017) - [Sand Island CG & Bluff Rd Bridge] - Canada Goose, White-throated Swift, Red-naped Sapsucker, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch (Interior West), Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch. Lesser Goldfinch

Bryan Greco (12 Oct 2017) - [Monticello, UT] - Hermit Thrush

Kathanne Lynch (11 Oct 2017) - [Moab, UT] - Osprey. Perched on pole next to highway. Assume migrating. No water nearby. Posting due to location and time of year.

Marcy Hafner (11 Oct 2017) - [Pack Creek] - Wild Turkey, Golden Eagle, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend's Solitaire, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, Pine Siskin

Marcy Hafner (10 Oct 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - White-throated Sparrow. With the white eyebrow, white throat and bright yellow supralorals above the eye, this bird stood out as a white-throated sparrow. Several white-crowns were there as well and this one was distinctly different.
     -- Also seen: Osprey, American Coot, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Bushtit, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, White-crowned Sparrow

Glenn Kincaid (9 Oct 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Blue-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Mallard, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Coot, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, American Pipit, Dark-eyed Junco

Brandy Bowmaster (8 Oct 2017) - [Geyser Pass Rd, Moab, UT] - Dusky Grouse. Walking ahead of me on trail, never flushed, allowed me to get very close.

Janice Gardner (7 Oct 2017) - [Canyonlands Needles District] - White-throated Swift, Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, Pygmy Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Meadowlark, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch

Carl Ingwell (6 Oct 2017) - [Latigo House] - Lewis's Woodpecker

Graham Chisholm (6 Oct 2017) - [Cottonwood Wash @ Black Rock Canyon] - Cooper's Hawk, Northern Flicker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, Bewick's Wren, Mountain Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch

Flavio Sutti (5 Oct 2017) - [Dead Horse Point SP] - Peregrine Falcon, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee

Graham Chisholm (5 Oct 2017) - [Mouth of Comb Wash] - Canada Goose, Mallard, Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Say's Phoebe, Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sage Thrasher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

Graham Chisholm (4 Oct 2017) - [Butler Wash] - Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Lesser Goldfinch

Graham Chisholm (3 Oct 2017) - [Monticello, UT] - Nashville Warbler. Foraging in shrubs along the side of the highway, yellow undertail, contrasting yellow breast with gray head, slight eye ring unexpected location, riparian area nearby. 6,100'.
     -- Also seen: Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Bluebird

Marcy Hafner (3 Oct 2017) - [Pole Canyon] - Golden-crowned Kinglet. Normally, these birds are not found in this area. The last two years, however, have been different and I've been seeing them on a regular basis. On my most recent outing I observed them going back and forth in the firs, and I got a good look at a male with his black-striped face and golden crown.
      -- Also seen: Dusky Grouse, Steller's Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco

David Tafoya (1 Oct 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed), Vesper Sparrow, House Finch

Sep 2017

Marcy Hafner (29 Sep 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Ring-necked Duck, Eared Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Killdeer, Common Poorwill, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Barn Swallow, Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow

Roy Morris (24 Sep 2017) - [River Mile 33.5 Beach Camp] - Sabine's Gull. First encountered around River Mile 39 while motoring down river, was unable to photograph then. The gull floated up to our campsite/beach in the AM around 7 as we were about to leave, flew briefly showing distinct M pattern on the wings and rested on the beach before heading back into the water. Acting similar to a Phalarope spinning in the water on both observations. Pictures with iPhone and binoculars for the campsite encounter.
     -- Also seen: Canada Goose, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Spotted Sandpiper, Common Poorwill, White-throated Swift, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Say's Phoebe, Warbling Vireo, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Yellow-breasted Chat, Western Meadowlark, Lesser Goldfinch

Lorrie Anderson (22 Sep 2017) - [Hwy 211] - Chukar, Wild Turkey, Great Blue Heron, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Say's Phoebe, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Mountain Bluebird, Vesper Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird

Roy Morris (22 Sep 2017) - [Hite - Lake Powell] - Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Western Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, American Coot, Say's Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren

Mike Hearell (18 Sep 2017) - [Sand Island CG & Bluff Rd Bridge] - Turkey Vulture, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), American Kestrel, Western Kingbird, Cassin's Vireo, Barn Swallow, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Virginia's Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Wilson's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, House Finch

Mike Hearell (17 Sep 2017) - [FR-399] - Wild Turkey, Turkey Vulture, White-throated Swift, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Mountain Chickadee, Bushtit, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Spotted Towhee

Laura Steadman (12 Sep 2017) - [Hovenweep NM] - Great Horned Owl, Common Nighthawk

Roy Morris (12 Sep 2017) - [Rainbow Bridge NM] - Snowy Egret. Egrets just before wakeless zone, poor iPhone shots. Yellow feet and lores with darker bill. Observed a number of groups along the lake throughout the ride back to Wahweap.

Roy Morris (8 Sep 2017) - [Echo Camp Navajo Nation] - Western Screech-Owl

David Tafoya (3 Sep 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Sage Thrasher. The entire afternoon that I was there they were foraging on the ground in the open area around Low Tower (photo) and sometimes on the dirt road.

David Tafoya (2 Sep 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Northern Goshawk. Observer in High Tower watched the bird attempt to land on the blade of a turbine that wasn't spinning, but he or she slid off immediately and flew NE, I watched with the scope from Low Tower. It was at 0650 but I could see the light underside, dark tail with light vent, dark upperwings and face pattern of this large bird.

David Tafoya (1 Sep 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Bushtit, House Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Black-throated Gray Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

Aug 2017

Jesse Huth (30 Aug 2017) - [Mexican Hat, UT] - Mourning Dove, Peregrine Falcon, Steller's Jay, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, MacGillivray's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Sparrow

Marcie Hafner (29 Aug 2017) - [La Sal Mountains] - White-throated Swift, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Gray Jay, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Virginia's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Green-tailed Towhee

David Tafoya (23 Aug 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Golden Eagle, Cooper's Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Prairie Falcon, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren, Vesper Sparrow

Mike Hearell (19 Aug 2017) - [FR-268] - Wild Turkey, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Rufous Hummingbird, Williamson's Sapsucker, Northern Flicker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Gray Flycatcher, Pacific-slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher (Western Flycatcher), Loggerhead Shrike, Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Grace's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Vesper Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock's Oriole

David Tafoya (11 Aug 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Gray Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Virginia's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, Western Tanager, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Kurt Gaskill (6 Aug 2017) - [The Comb Ridge] - Cassin's Kingbird, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting

David Bellamy (4 Aug 2017) - [Canyonlands NP] - Ash-throated Flycatcher, Common Raven, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Jul 2017

Evan Buechley (31 Jul 2017) - [Devil's Canyon CG] - Turkey Vulture, Common Nighthawk, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Cliff Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Pygmy Nuthatch, Mountain Bluebird, Grace's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Pine Siskin

Marcy Hafner (26 Jul 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Mallard, Great Blue Heron, American Coot, Spotted Sandpiper, Eurasian Collared-Dove, White-throated Swift, Warbling Vireo, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Dipper, Yellow Warbler, Lazuli Bunting, Cassin's Finch

Nell Smith (24 Jul 2017) - [McCracken Wash] - Canada Goose, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper, Mourning Dove, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Common Raven, Cliff Swallow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-breasted Chat, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Lesser Goldfinch

Mike Malmquist (23 Jul 2017) - [Abajo Mountains - Foy Lake] - Pied-billed Grebe, Turkey Vulture, 
American Coot, Marsh Wren, Yellow Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird

Eric Lyon (22 Jul 2017) - [Monticello, UT] - Pinyon Jay

Marcy Hafner (21 Jul 2017) - [Pole Canyon] - Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Chipping Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee

Don Witter (18 Jul 2017) - [Bluff, UT] - Canada Goose, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture,  Eurasian Collared-Dove, Northern Flicker, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Common Raven, American Robin, Lucy's Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Lark Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch

Marcy Hafner (16 Jul 2017) - [Medicine Lake] - Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Warbling Vireo, Steller's Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Green-tailed Towhee, Pine Siskin

Joanne Kane (14 Jul 2017) - [Halls Crossing Marina] - Osprey

Marcy Hafner (14 Jul 2017) - [Gold Basin] - Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin

Nathan Goldberg (12 Jul 2017) - [Hovenweep NM] - Ash-throated Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Black-throated Sparrow

Steve Boyack ( 4 Jul 2017) - [Kane Springs] - Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Common Raven, American Robin, Bullock's Oriole, House Sparrow

David Walton ( 4 Jul 2017) - [Hovenweep NM] - Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Black-throated Sparrow, Western Meadowlark

Jun 2017

Neil Paprocki (26 Jun 2017) - [Blanding WTP] - Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Ruddy Duck, Turkey Vulture, American Coot, American Kestrel, Common Raven, Northern Mockingbird, Common Yellowthroat, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird

Amy Henric (26 Jun 2017) - [Arch Canyon] - Mourning Dove, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Common Raven, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Black-chinned Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch

Neil Paprocki (25 Jun 2017) - [Bears Ears NM] - Golden Eagle, White-throated Swift, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Dusky Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Steller's Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Vesper Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Western Tanager

Marc Hafner (18 Jun 2017) - [Medicine Lake] - Northern Goshawk

Bill Mittenhoff  (17 Jun 2017) - [Canyonland NP] - White-winged Dove, White-throated Swift, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, Black-throated Sparrow

Jan Allen (14 Jun 2017) - [Hovenweep NM] - Turkey Vulture, Burrowing Owl, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-throated Sparrow

Byron Greco (9 Jun 2017) - [Recapture Reservoir] - White-faced Ibis, Turkey Vulture, American Coot, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Lonnie Pilkington (7 Jun 2017) - [Ross Campsite to Slickhorn Basin] - Canada Goose, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Blue Grosbeak

Marc Hafner (2 Jun 2017) - [Medicine Lake] - Mallard, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, American Crow, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin

May 2017

Dena Turner (30 May 2017) - [Natural Bridges NM] - Western Wood-Pewee, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Lucy's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler

Carl Ingwell (29 May 2017) - [Latigo, UT] -  Long-eared Owl, Vesper Sparrow

Anjolene Hunt (28 ay 2017) - [Dead Horse Point SP] - White-throated Swift, Loggerhead Shrike, Gray Vireo, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Pipit, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee

Carl Ingwell (26 May 2017) - [Latigo, UT] - Scott's Oriole

Monica Fletcher (21 May 2017) - [Sand Island CG] - Canada Goose, Chukar, Ring-necked Pheasant, Wild Turkey, Great Blue Heron (Blue form), Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Common Raven, Cliff Swallow, Canyon Wren, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch

Dennis Palafox (21 May 2017) - [Pack Creek Ranch] - Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Say's Phoebe, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, European Starling, Virginia's Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Chipping Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Bullock's Oriole, Lesser Goldfinch

Monica Fletcher (13 May 2017) - [Sand Island CG] - Gray Catbird

Lee Bennett (12 May 2017) - [Lisbon Valley copper mine] - Great Egret. Seen in a roadside drainage channel below the mine headquarters. Three large white egrets with yellow bills and long necks; feet not visible. No plumes. Probably migrants.

Alan Schmierer (12 May 2017) - [Devil's Canyon Campground] - Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Dusky Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Grace's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Tanager, House Finch

Tanja Britton (12 May 2017) - [Hovenweep NM] - Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl , Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Bushtit, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Chipping Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark

Chris Barber (10 May 2017) - [Bluff, UT] - White-winged Dove, Red-naped Sapsucker

John Sullivan (6 May 2017) - [Peavine Trail Hike] - Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Williamson's Sapsucker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Steller's Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Grace's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed), Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Western Tanager, Cassin's Finch
     -- [Goosenecks SP] - Inca Dove, Rock Wren. Black-throated Sparrow
     -- [Moki Dugway] - Swainson's Hawk, White-throated Swift, Common Raven, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, House Finch

Byron Greco (4 May 2017) - [Hickman Flats Rd] - Canada Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Great Blue Heron, White-faced Ibis, 
Golden Eagle, American Golden-Plover, Kildeer, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Phalarope, Spotted Sandpiper, Mourning Dove, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Sage Thrasher, Vesper Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark

Alan Kneidel (2 May 2017) - [Natural Bridges NM] - Turkey Vulture, Western Screech-Owl, Common Poorwill, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Gray Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo, Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit (Interior), White-breasted Nuthatch (Interior West), Rock Wren (Northern), Canyon Wren, House Wren (Northern), Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Virginia's Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler (Northern), Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Lazuli Bunting, House Finch

Elliott Casper (1 May 2017) - [Indian Creek Canyon] - Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), American Kestrel, Say's Phoebe, Western Kingbird, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Lark Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Meadowlark, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch

Apr 2017

Carl Ingwell (30 Apr 2017) - [Latigo] - Snow goose, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Mountain bluebird, Verper Sparrow

Elliott Casper (29 ?Apr 2017) - [Indian Creek Reservoir] - Canada Goose, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Turkey Vulture, American Coot, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Song Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Lesser Goldfinch

Taylor Abbott (22 Apr 2017) - [Hickman Flats Rd] - Canada Goose, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Ferruginous Hawk, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Prairie Falcon, Gray/Dusky Flycatcher, Say's Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Pinyon Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brewer's Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Meadowlark, American Goldfinch

Shane Collier (18 Apr 2017) - [Hovenweep, NM] - Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Burrowing Owl, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Common Raven, Mountain Bluebird, Chipping Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow

Carl Ingwall (15 Apr 2017) - [Indian Creek Reservoir] - Redhead, Lesser Scaup, American Coot, Bonaparte's Gull

Marcy Hafner (11 Apr 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Gadwall, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, White-faced Ibis, Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, American Coot, Ring-billed Gull, Say's Phoebe, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Violet-green Swallow, Bushtit, American Dipper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Meadowlark

Will Britton (10 Apr 2017) - [Hickman Flats Rd] - Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Green-winged Teal, Killdeer, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, American Pipit, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark

Will Britton (9 Apr 2017) - [East of Mt Peale] - Turkey Vulture, Lewis's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Steller's Jay, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Cassin's Finch

Neil Paprocki (2 Apr 2017) - [Ken's Lake] - Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Say's Phoebe, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Western Meadowlark

Neil Paprocki (1 Apr 2017) - [Hickman Flats Road] - Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlew, Burrowing Owl, American Kestrel, Say's Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Sage Thrasher, Brewer's Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Sagebrush Sparrow, Western Meadowlark  

Mar 2017

Wyatt Egelhoff (25 Mar 2017) - [Hickman Flats Rd] - Gunnison Sage-Grouse. Snippets of display vocalizations audible (faintly) from the road atop a hill overlooking the most extensive portion of Sagebrush I could find along the road. Quite distant, but diagnostic low-pitched burbling. Though considering the severe fragmentation of the Sagebrush patches, I can't imagine the metapopulatons will be able to persist in this area over the long run. Without assistance to help mix up the genetic diversity of the various populations I would suspect these birds would prove vulnerable to disease due to genetic bottlenecking.

Will Britton (19 Mar 2017) - [Dalton Springs] - Northern Saw-whet Owl

Feb 2017

Glenn Kincaid (25 Feb 2017) - [Blanding, UT] - Canada Goose, American Wigeon, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Canvasback, Ring-necked Duck, American Coot, Common Raven, Marsh Wren, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird

Mark Grover (19 Feb 2017) - [Recapture Reservoir - North arm] - Mallard, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Eared Grebe, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Northern Flicker, Prairie Falcon, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee

Will Britton (18 Feb 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - BROWN-CAPPED ROSY-FINCH. Continuing but now in MUCH greater numbers. I counted 242 in this mixed Rosy-Finch flock. The vast majority where BCRF with some BLRF and GCRF scattered around.
     -- Also seen: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Black Rosy Finch

Will Britton (17 Feb 2017) - [Monticello, UT] - Merlin (Prairie) 

Jan 2017

Mike Hearell (28 Jan 2017) - [Dalton Springs] - Red-tailed Hawk, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren

Dennis Shirley (28 Jan 2017) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Brown-capped Rosy-Finch. Continuing flock with Gray-crowned and Black mixed in. First reported by Will Britton. Also seen: Northern Flicker, Northern Shrike, Common Raven, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Black Rosy-Finch

Roy Morris (24 Jan 2017) - [White Canyon Creek] - Gadwall, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, American Coot, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Raen

Will Britton (18 Jan 20167) - [Montezema Creek Rd] - Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Clark's Nutcracker, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow

Will Britton (13 Jan 20167) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Brown-capped Rosy-Finch. No distinct cap. Possibly more of this flock was Brown-capped but I am only basing this on the birds I photographed on this date. On 1/15/17 I got better looks and photos of this flock (seemingly it grew to ~70 birds or my 1/13 count was off) that I believe confirms this ID.

Dec 2016

Evan Buechley (30 December 2016) - [Hwy 262, N of Montezuma Creek ] - Prairie Falcon

Marcy Hafner (28 December 2016) - [Ken's Lake] - Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Eared Grebe, American Coot, Northern Flicker, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco

David Hartwell (22 December 2016) - [Hovenweep NM] - Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Flicker, Common Raven, Horned Lark, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch

Cedar Pete (7 December 2016) -  [Blanding WTP] - Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Eared Grebe, American Kestrel, Common Raven, Song Sparrow

Will Britton (6 December 2016) -  [Monticello, UT] - Northern Shrike

Nov 2016

Will Britton (27 November 2016) - [Loyds Lake] - Canada Goose, Common Merganser, Eared Grebe, Northern Harrier, Northern Flicker, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored), Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), American Goldfinch

Will Britton (19 November 2016) - [Loyds Lake] - Bufflehead, Common Loon, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Golden Eagle, Common Raven

Cedar Pete (14 November 2016) - [Latigo, UT] - Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk

Neil Paprocki (9 November 2016) - [La Sal Mtn Loop] - Wild Turkey, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)

Tom Newman (7 November 2016) - [Park Creek Ranch] - Great Horned Owl, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Clark's Nutcracker, American Crow, Common Raven, European Starling

Cedar Pete (7 November 2016) - [Latigo, UT] - Northern Harrier, Great Horned Owl, Northern Flicker, Black-billed Magpie, Horned Lark, Western Bluebird, Spotted Towhee

Tom Newman (6 November 2016) - [Monticello-Manti La Sal Natl Forest] - Northern Pygmy-Owl, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch

Anonymous eBirder (1 November 2016) - [Canyonlands NP] - Common Raven, Canyon Wren, Dark-eyed Junco

Oct 2016

Aubrey Choquette (27 October 2016) - [Upheaval Dome Rd, Moab UT] - Cooper's Hawk

Heather Slayton (26 October 2016) - [Goosenecks SP] - Loggerhead Shrike

Marcia Hafner (18 October 2016) - [Ken Lake] - Osprey. It seems extremely late for osprey to still be passing through but the weather has been unseasonably warm and maybe that is a factor for a late migration. I saw it when it was flying low over the water where I had a close, clear look at its bent-winged flight with the dark wrists and the distinctive eye stripe as it flew by.
    -- Also seen: Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, American Coot, Northern Flicker, Pinyon Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Canyon Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee

Bob Battagin (14 October 2016) - [Valley of the Gods] - Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcon, Bewick's Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), House Finch

Ken Oeser (12 October 2016) - [Salt Creek] - Wilson's Snipe. Jumped at close range in a wet area along Salt Creek. Wide body, short wings, long bill typical of snipe. Flow down creek and not seen again

Susan Krueger (9 October 2016) - [Bluff, UT] - Greater Roadrunner

Peter Blancher (9 October 2016) - [Needles Overlook Rd] - Common Raven, Western Bluebird, American Pipit, Sagebrush Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird

Marcia Hafner (9 October 2016) - [La Sal NP] - Gray Jay. I rarely see a solitary gray jay. I almost always see two or three of them. They are not common in the La Sals, only occasionally do they show up.
     -- Also seen: Clark's Nutcracker,  Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper.

Randall Siebert (7 October 2016) - [Devil's Canyon CG] - Williamson's Sapsucker, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Steller's Jay (Interior), Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin

Brian Gatlin (7 October 2016) - [Salt Creek] - Cinnamon Teal, Green-winged Teal, Turkey Vulture,
Western Screech-Owl, Red-naped Sapsucker, Horned Lark, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Western Bluebird, Sagebrush Sparrow, Spotted Towhee

Brian Gatlin (6 October 2016) - [Salt Creek to Cathedral Butte] - Blue-winged Teal, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Flicker, Cassin's Vireo, Pinyon Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Rock Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon), Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Chipping Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Lesser Goldfinch

Mark Hunter (3 October 2016) - [Canyonlands NP] - Golden Eagle, Merlin, Pinyon Jay,
Canyon Wren

Robin Gurule (1 October  2016) - [Bluff, UT] - Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-crowned Sparrow, Spotted Towhee

Sep 2016

Robin Gurule (29 September 2016) - [Bluff, UT] - Black Phoebe. We were rafting down the river, so had ample opportunity to see this river-side bird. We all saw it and agreed on the ID. Flycatcher perched low on trees by river, all black on top with white belly, flicking tail.
      -- Osprey, Great Horned Owl

Ricky Taylor (26 September 2016) - [Blanding Water Treatment Plant] - American Wigeon, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot,, Red-necked Phalarope, Common Raven, Barn Swallow, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Chipping Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird

Dennis Shirley (9 September 2016) - [Blue Mountains] - Wild Turkey, Northern Goshawk, Great Horned Owl, Common Poorwill, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Black-throated Gray Warbler

Marcy Hafner (9 September 2016) - [Gold Basin] - Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Prairie Falcon, Gray Jay (Rocky Mts.), Steller's Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin

Dennis Shirley (6 September 20160 - [Blue Mountains] - Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Gray Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Pinyon Jay, Steller's Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, House Wren, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Nashville Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee

Aug 2016

Bryan Shirley (29 August 2016) - [Lower Abajo Mountains ] - Northern Saw-whet Owl

Bryan Shirley (28 August 2016) - [Blanding, UT] - Acorn Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Pygmy Nuthatch, Chipping Sparrow

Dennis Shirley (21 August 20160 - [Blue Mountains] - 56 species total:
      -- Wild Turkey, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Common Nighthawk, Common Poorwill, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Gray Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin's Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Pinyon Jay, Steller's Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Clark's Nutcracker, American Crow, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Bushtit, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Virginia's Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Grace's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Lazuli Bunting, House Finch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Marcy Hafner (19 August 2016) - [Dark Canyon] - Golden Eagle, Cooper's Hawk, White-throated Swift, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren, American Robin, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Green-tailed Towhee, Pine Siskin

Ian Batterman (9 August 2016) - [Wesco Well, Monticello, UT] - Red-tailed Hawk, Band-tailed Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Rufous Hummingbird, American Kestrel, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Cassin's Kingbird, Western Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Pinyon Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Western Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, Black-throated Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock's Oriole

Roseanne Denton (8 August 2016) - [Indian Creek Reservoir] - Mallard, American Coot (Red-shielded), Say's Phoebe, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Lucy's Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Blue Grosbeak, Great-tailed Grackle

Ben Johnson (5 August 2016) - [Howenweep NM] - Gray Vireo. **Lifer** Singing around canyon in junipers. Song like PLVI but with shorter, simpler phrases and a shorter break in between. One seen.
     -- Bewick's Wren. Singing and calling in canyon. Song a jumble of buzzes, trills, and single phrases starting with shorter sections and ending in long, buzzed or trilled sections; much like SOSP or LASP. Calling a short, nasal 'vink' and a harsh, much lower scold.
     -- Cooper's Hawk, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-throated Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Tanager, Lesser Goldfinch

Ben Johnson (5 August 2016) - [Lake Powell] - Canyon Wren. Characteristic song heard often. Many birds seen. Red tail with black bars. Dipping in and out of rock crevices.
       -- Chuckar, Loggerhead Shrike

Jul 2016

Carol Neal (30 July 2016) - [Lake Powell Main Channel] - Western Grebe. They were swimming in the main channel and dove as our houseboat approached them. The list of Lake Powell birds given by the National Recreation Area lists them as common.

Laura Wilson (29 July 2016) - [Kane Springs] - Brewer's Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow

Marcy Hafen (28 July 2016) - [Dark Canyon, LaSal Mountains] - Dusky Grouse, Green-tailed Towhee

Todd Frantz (26 July 2016) - [Hovenweep NM] - Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Mourning Dove, Gray Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Gray Vireo, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Don Witter (25 July 2016) - [Blanding, UT] - Cooper's Hawk, Canyon Wren, Yellow-breasted Chat, Lark Sparrow

Cedar Pete (23 July 2016) - [Latigo, UT] - Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Common Nighthawk, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Peregrine Falcon, Dusky Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Western Meadowlark, House Finch, Pine Siskin

Marcy Hafen (22 July 2016) - [Dark Canyon, LaSal Mountains] - White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren

Coen Dexter (21 July 2016) - [Deer Creek Wetlands] - Canada Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Green-winged Teal (American), Pied-billed Grebe, Virginia Rail, American Coot (Red-shielded), Killdeer, Black Phoebe, American Crow, Barn Swallow, American Robin, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird

Keeli Marvel (18 July 20160 - [Devil's Canyon CG] - Turkey Vulture, Plumbeous Vireo, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Virginia's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Lesser Goldfinch

Nell Smith  (17 July 20116) - [Moki Dugway] - Greater Roadrunner

David Walton (8 July 20116) - [Blanding, UT] - Pinyon Jay, Bullock's Oriole

Marcy Hafen (7 July 2016) - [Dark Canyon, LaSal Mountains] - Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Warbling Vireo, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend's Solitaire, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Pine Siskin

Roger Nielsen (5 July 20116) - [Blanding, UT] - Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Black-throated Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch

Jun 2016

Cedar Pete (24 June 2016) - [Wastewater Treatment Ponds,. Blanding, UT] - Gadwall, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Redhead, Ruddy Duck, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, American Coot, Prairie Falcon, Common Raven, Bank Swallow, Sage Thrasher, Common Yellowthroat, Lark Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird

Nell Smith (18 June 2016) - [Lower Gold Mine] - Ash-throated Flycatcher, Lucy's Warbler

Marcy Hafner (14 June 2016) - [La Sal Mountains] - Dusky Grouse, Clark's Nutcracker

Evan Buck (14 June 2016) - [southeast of Bridger Jack Mesa] - 28 species total: -- Golden Eagle, Mourning Dove, Common Nighthawk, Common Poorwill, White-throated Swift, Northern Flicker, Gray Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Pinyon Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Tanager, Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, House Finch

Cedar Pete (14 June 2016) - [Monticello, UT] - Cassin's Kingbird

Wendy Meecham (6 June 2016) - [US191 Dump] - Black-tailed Gnatcatcher. BGGN size but with black tail, black wings and blackish head...eye ring.

Brook OConnor (4 June 2016) - [Gold Basin Loop, Manti-LaSal Forest] - American Three-toed Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.). Called, drummed. Two interacting. Drumming on a small dead branch in a live aspen, very high up. Recorded drumming - short spurts that fade at end. Every 20 to 40 seconds. Noted the same kind of drumming in another area, apparently a second male.
     -- Band-tailed Pigeon, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Peregrine Falcon, Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Gray Jay, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) Junco, Pine Grosbeak, Cassin's Finch

May 2016

Ann Mitchell (31 May 2016) - [Bluff, UT] - Turkey Vulture, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Say's Phoebe, Western Kingbird, Common Raven, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Summer Tanager, Western Tanager, Great-tailed Grackle, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Randall Siebert (26 May2016) - [Hovenweep NM] - Great Horned Owl, Common Poorwill

Marcy Hafner (24 May 2016) - [Kens Lake] - Western Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture,
Osprey, American Coot, Western Wood-Pewee, Western Kingbird, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Lark Sparrow, Western Meadowlark

Nell Smith (19 May 2016) - [near Mexican Hat, UT] - Ash-throated Flycatcher, Canyon Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

David Walton (17 May 2016) - [Bluff Fort Visitors Center] - White-faced Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Prairie Falcon, Western Wood-Pewee, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Cliff Swallow, White-crowned Sparrow, Western Tanager, Lazuli Bunting, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch

Nell Smith (16 May 2016) - [Recapture, UT] - Ring-necked Peasant

Jason Beason (14 May 2016) - [Bowns Hole] - 25 species total:
     -- Cooper's Hawk, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, American Crow, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Chipping Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Lesser Goldfinch, Evening Grosbeak

Brook OConnor (14 May 2016) - [Cedar Mesa - Valley of the Gods] - 19 species total:
     -- Gambel's Quail, Mourning Dove, Common Poorwill, White-throated Swift, Gray Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, House Finch, Cassin's Finch

Mary Crowe Costello (13 May 2016) - [Butler Wash - Hwy 95] - 23 species total:
     -- Cooper's Hawk, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Gray Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Lucy's Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch

Byron Greco (12 May 2016) - [Foy Lake - Abajo Mountains] - Canada Goose, Mallard (Domestic type), Redhead, Ruddy Duck, American Coot, American Crow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird

Shane Collier (7 May 2016) - [Dugout Reservoir] - Canada Goose, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, American Coot, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Lark Sparrow, Western Meadowlark

Neil Paprocki (6 May 2016) - [Montezuma Creek Road] - Cassin's Kingbird. All seen together near Western Kingbirds for nice comparison. Darker gray head, white tip to tail, and constant audibles. Photos. 54 species total:
      -- Mallard, Wild Turkey, Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Gray Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Virginia's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Vesper Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch

Neil Paprocki (5 May 2016) - [Hickman Flats Road] -  25 species total:
      -- Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Loggerhead Shrike, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Brewer's Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, House Finch

Neil Paprocki (4 May 2016) - [Kens Lake] - 19 species total:
      -- Mallard, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Osprey, American Coot, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Kingbird, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Mountain Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark

Scott Boyle (1 May 2016) - [Loyds Lake] - Cinnamon Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Common Loon, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, White-faced Ibis, American Coot

Apr 2016

Suzi Holt (30 April 2016) - [Hickman Flats Road] - Golden Eagle, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird 

Amy Henrici (25 April 2016) - [Valley of the  Gods] - Turkey Vulture, Band-tailed Pigeon, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Rock Wren, Black-throated Sparrow

Logan Derderian (23 April 2016) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Swainson's Hawk

Anonymous eBirder (20 April 2016) - [Hite - Lake Powell] - Heerman's Gull.

Anonymous eBirder (19 April 2016) - [Hovenweep NM] - 27 species total:
     -- Chukar, Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Northern Goshawk, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Lewis's Woodpecker, Williamson's Sapsucker, Gray Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Juniper Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Scott's Oriole, Evening Grosbeak

Anonymous eBirder (18 April 2016) - [Comb Wash] - Scaled Quail. Gray game bird with scaled pattern, and obvious crest. seen standing on rocks while hiking. Familiar with species from Colorado. 28 species total:
     -- Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, Lucy's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

Marcy Hafner (17 April 2016) - [Ken's Lake] - Common Merganser, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bushtit, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow

Byron Greco (15 April 2016) - [Hickman Flats Road] - White-faced Ibis, Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Willet, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Say's Phoebe, American Crow, Horned Lark, Sage Thrasher, Western Meadowlark

Logan Derderian (13 April 2016) - [Natural Bridges National Monument] - 20 species total:
      -- Turkey Vulture, Greater Roadrunner, White-throated Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Pinyon Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Virginia's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco

Craig Rasmussen (12 April 2016) - [Hickman Flats Road] - Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, White-crowned Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Western Meadowlark

Brian Gatlin (11 April 2016) - [Salt Creek - Cathedral Butte] - Black-chinned Sparrow. 1 seen, a minimum of 6 others heard along 2 miles of canyon bottom. 3 territories near campsite SC1; habitat mixed sage/saltbush/rabbitbrush near sparse pinyon-juniper. Song characteristic descending notes accelerating into bouncing ball trill. 20 species total:
     -- Cooper's Hawk, White-throated Swift, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Pinyon Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Lucy's Warbler, Common Yellowthroat

Craig Rasmussen (11 April 2016) - [Hickman Flats Road] - 15 species total:
     -- Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Loggerhead Shrike, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, Dark-eyed Junco, Savannah Sparrow, Western Meadowlark

Marcy Hafner (10 April 2016) - [Ken's Lake] - 23 species total:
     -- Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Burrowing Owl, White-throated Swift, American Kestrel, Say's Phoebe, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Rock Wren, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Western Meadowlark

Suzi Holt (9 April 2016) - [Blanding - Wastewater Treatment Ponds] - Franklin's Gull
     -- [Devil's Canyon CG] - Turkey Vulture, Lewis's Woodpecker, Acorn Woodpecker, Williamson's Sapsucker, Pygmy Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red Crossbill

Brian Gatlin (8 April 2016) - [Salt Creek] - 22 species total:
     -- Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, White-throated Swift, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Rock Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, Lucy's Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided), Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch

Bryan Shirley (6 April 2016) - [Blanding - Wastewater Treatment Ponds] - 15 species total:
     -- Gadwall, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Eared Grebe, American Coot, California Gull, Say's Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Western Meadowlark, House Finch

Bryant Olsen (5 April 2016) - [Devil's Canyon CG] - 17 species total:
    -- Turkey Vulture, Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Downy/Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Juniper Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch (Interior West), Pygmy Nuthatch, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided), Spotted Towhee, Cassin's Finch, Red Crossbill

Logan Searl (5 April 2016) - [Polly's Canyon] - 19 species total:
    -- Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, White-throated Swift, Northern Flicker, Gray Flycatcher, Pinyon Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, Lesser Goldfinch

Weston Smith (3 April 2016) - [Monticello, UT] - Gunnison Sage-Grouse. One female in road, two males displaying. I was able to get some photos and video.

Kelsey Reeder (2 April 2016) - [Mexican Hat, UT] - Red-naped Sapsucker

Mar 2016

Gabriel Wiltse (30 March 2016) - [Canyonlands NP] - Pacific Wren. New year bird. Squaw flats campground. Very briefly flew out of a snakebush and landed on a rock. From there, I could see it was a small dark wren. It couldn't have been rock or canyon because of its dark chest, while other wrens have a dark back and a light chest. Also, it could not have been a winter wren because it's dark chest. After it landed on the rock, it flew out of the campsite and was not seen again for the rest of the day.

John Curd (24 March 2016) - [Canyonlands NP] - Western Screech-Owl, Great Horned Owl

Logan Derderian (21 March 2016) - [Latigo Wind Farm] - Northern Goshawk, Great Horned Owl

Logan Derderian (18 March 2016) - [Owl and Fish Creek Canyons] - 16 species:
     -- Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, Say's Phoebe, Pinyon Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Mountain Bluebird, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

The Birding Project (16 March 2016) - [Blanding, UT] - Lincoln's Sparrow

Tim Lucas (14 March 2016) - [Peter South SPG) - Merlin

Earl Johnson (12 Mar 2016) - [Ken's Lake] - 15 species total:  -- American Wigeon, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Long-eared Owl, Say's Phoebe, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Dark-eyed Junco, Western Meadowlark

The Birding Project (11 March 2016) - [Monticello, UT] - Golden Eagle, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher

Beth Wolff (10 March 2016) - [Blanding, UT) - 17 species total:  -- Canada Goose, Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Brewer's Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored), Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

Walt Anderson (109 March 2016) - [Canyonlands Island in the Sky] - 11 species total:
     -- Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Say's Phoebe, Pinyon Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Juniper Titmouse, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Dark-eyed Junco

Feb 2016

David Walton (28 February 2016) - [Bluff, UT] - Eurasian Collared-Dove, White-winged Dove, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, European Starling, White-crowned Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Marcy Hafner (14 February 2016) - [Ken's Lake] - 14 species total:
       -- Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Great Blue Heron, American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Juniper Titmouse, Mountain Bluebird, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Western Meadowlark

JoAnn Riggle (19 February 2016) - [Devil's Canyon CG] - Northern Flicker, Steller's Jay, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Pygmy Nuthatch, Brown Creeper

Mark Grover (15 February 2016) - [Blanding, UT] - Sharp-shinned Hawk

Laura Reed (14 February 2016) - [Faux Falls Trail] - Common Raven, American Dipper, Mountain Bluebird, Dark-eyed Junco

Matthew Van Scoyoc (14 February 2016) - [Ken's Lake to Spanish Trail Rd.] - Red-tailed Hawk, Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), Mourning Dove, American Crow, Common Raven, European Starling
 

Jan 2016

Roy Morris (14 January 2016) - [Lake Powell, Hite, UT] - 19 species total:
     -- Canada Goose, American Wigeon, Great Blue Heron, Northern Harrier, Virginia Rail, Sora,
Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Marsh Wren, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird

Jason St. Pierre (2 January 2016) - [La Sal National Forest, Monticello, UT] - 
      -- Sharp-shinned Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven,
Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Cassin's Finch, Red Crossbill, Evening Grosbeak

Crystal White (2 January 2016) - [Dead Horse Point SP] - 20 species total:
     --  Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Peregrine Falcon, Pinyon Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Juniper Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick's Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

Dec 2015

Suzi Holt (28 December 2015) - [Devil's Canyon CG] -  Williamson's Sapsucker, Red-naped
Sapsucker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch
     -- [Blanding Waste Water Treatment Plant] - Ferruginous Hawk

Neil Paprocki (19 December 2015) - [Devil's Canyon Campground] - Northern Goshawk. Possibly two adults, but could have been the same bird seen twice about 1/2 mile apart. Large accipiter with gray-blue back and light grey front. Bold supercilium.
       -- Williamson's Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Steller's Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Canyon Wren, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, Cassin's Finch, Red Crossbill

Nov 2015

Bastiaan Notebaert (29 November 2015)- [Canyonlands NP] -  Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch.

Neil Papriocki (17 November 2015) - [Ken's Lake] - 13 species:  Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Horned Grebe, Western Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Dark-eyed Junco

Jim Owens (15 November 2015) - [Indian Creek Reservoir]:  Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Wild Turkey, Western Grebe, American Coot, Common Raven

John Neill (9 November 2015) - [Dead Horse Point NP] - White-throated Swift. Two black birds with white patches on rumps flew away from me back to back. Wings were dark, long and curved with pointed ends.

Aaron Keller (8 November 2015) - [Monticello, UT] - Great Horned Owl.

Aaron Keller (6 November 2015) - [Keller Springs] - Pinyon Jay.

Mira Furgoch (2 November 2015) - [island in the Sky, Canyonlands NP] - Bushtit, Bewick's Wren.

James R. Hill, III (1 November 2015) - [Canyonlands NP]: Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), American Crow, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco

Oct 2015

James R. Hill, III (31 October 2015) - [Canyonlands NP] - Red-naped Sapsucker.

Jan Allen (29 October 2015) - [Blanding Prairie Dog Town] - Ferruginous Hawk.

Jan Allen (27 October 2015) - [Dead Horse Point]: Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), American Kestrel, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), Spotted Towhee

Roy Morris (26 October 20125)- [Glen Canyon National Recreation Area]: Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Kestrel, Common Raven, Bushtit, American Pipit, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

David Carr (20 October 2015) - [Canyonlands NP] - Golden Eagle.

Marcy Hafner (18 October 2015) - [Ken's Lake] - 18 species total:
     -- Gadwall, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Eared Grebe, Great Blue Heron, American Coot, Pinyon Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Dipper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, House Finch

Zack Zdinak (16 October 2015) - [Bluff, UT] - White-throated Swift. Watched 11 swifts darting over the road and in front of the cliffs. Saw black & white belly pattern and heard twittering. Familiar with them from Grand Canyon. Seems late. Plenty of flying insects out too.

Kylynn Clare (11 October 2015) - [Lisbon Valley-LaSal Mountains] - Long-eared Owl (American):
This bird was heard and had some odd variations in its call. It sounded as though it was disturbed or got excited by something and made occasional "squee" calls that were interspersed with the familiar low-pitched "whoo" sound. We were in an isolated area, camping, and there were no cars or other people around. The owl made some calls for a time and then stopped abruptly. We did not hear it call again the rest of the night. The call came from ~400 yards from our campsite. I double checked on my iBird Pro app to ensure that this was the species of owl I was hearing and there were no other owl calls that sounded remotely similar to the one we heard. We went out the next morning in the general direction of where we heard the call come from but did not find any evidence of owls in the area (though we did not spend much time looking).

Gregoriah Hartman (10 October 2015) -  [Canyonlands NP] - Merlin.

Audrey Etienne (4 October 2015) - [Canyonlands NP] - Cooper's Hawk.

Marcy Hafner (3 October 2015) - [LaSal Mountains] - 14 species totalL
     --  Northern Flicker, Steller's Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend's Solitaire, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, House Finch

Sep 2015

Pat Lueders (22 September 2015) - [Rainbow Bridge] - 12 species total:   -- Mallard, Ruddy Duck, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven

Brad Macurda (21 September 2015) - [Hideout Golf Club, Monticello] - Lewis's Woodpecker.

Charles Thomas (20 September 2015) - [Dead Horse Point NP] - Cactus Wren. Looking for insects on the front of parked cars.

Jean-Pierre le Bel (19 September 2015) - [Monument Valley]: Cooper's Hawk, White-throated Swift, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Cassin's Finch, House Sparrow

Marcy Hefner (10 September 2015) - [Dark Canyon, La Sal Mountains] - DUSKY GROUSE. This is not a high count at all. Dusky grouse are common in the La Sals and seeing at least two is not unusual at all. Sometimes I'll see a female with a brood of four or more.
    -- Other species seen: White-throated Swift, Northern Flicker, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Brown Creeper, House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, Pine Siskin

Nicole Koeltzow (9 September 2015) - [Devil's Canyon CG] - 15 species total:  --  Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Plumbeous Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Red Crossbill

Marcy Hafner (10 September 2015) - [Dark Canyon, La Sal Mountains] - 11 species total:
    -- DUSKY GROUSE, White-throated Swift, Northern Flicker, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Brown Creeper, House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, Pine Siskin

Nicole Koeltzow (9 September 2015) - [Devil's Canyon CG] - 15 species total:  -- Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Plumbeous Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Red Crossbill

Aug 2015

Mary Hafner (23 August 2015) - [La Sal Mountains] - 13 species total:
    -- Dusky Grouse, Belted Kingfisher, Western Wood-Pewee, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, House Wren, American Robin, MacGillivray's Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Green-tailed Towhee

Jul 2015

Bill Scott (29 July 2015) - [Willow Flat Campground] - Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Sagebrush Sparrow

Katie Cleveland (5 July 2015) - [Dead Horse Point] - Black-throated Gray Warbler.

Jun 2015

Paul Barrus (24 June 2015) - [Hovenweep] - 11 speices:
   -- Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Peregrine Falcon, Gray Flycatcher, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Bushtit, Rock Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-throated Sparrow

Marcy Hafner (19 June 2015) - [Dark Canyon, La Sal Mountains] - 15 species total:
    -- Golden Eagle, Northern Flicker, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Pine Siskin

Andrew Durso (3 June 2015) - [Devil's Canyon CG] - 25 species total:
   --  Wild Turkey, Great Blue Heron, Mourning Dove, ACORN WOODPECKER, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Gray Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Bushtit, Pygmy Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Grace's Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Western Tanager

Apr 2015

Alex Lamoreaux (10 April 2015) - [Hickman Flats Road] -
   --  Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Chickadee,
Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Sage Thrasher, Brewer's Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided), Western Meadowlark, House Finch

Nov 2014

Mike Lesnik (5 Nov 2014) - [La Sal Loop Road] - Wild Turkeys.

Sep 2014

Wendy Schacwitz (1 Sep 2014) - [Dead Horse Point SP] - Bewick's Wren.

Jun 2014

Keeli Marvel (17 Jun 29014) - Four UCBers made the trip down to Grand and San Juan counties last weekend for our 2014 birding challenge.  Friday was a tough sell with warm temps and gusty winds.  We started by picking up a couple of species at the rest stop just before Crescent Junction.  Then we made a quick trip into Arches NP where we picked up two juvenile Black-throated sparrows. We birded briefly along the Colorado River where the hwy crosses it coming into town and picked up a couple more species. 
   --From there we went to the Matheson Preserve and birded both north and south sides of the preserve, picking up several more species including Ash-throated Flycatcher, Yellow-breasted Chat, Plumbeous Vireo, and Blue-gray gnatcatcher.  We spent the late afternoon on the east side of Moab, picking up species one by one.  There were Wood Ducks and domestic ducks and geese at the Old City Park pond.  In the neighborhoods around the golf course on the east side we found a Scrub Jay and some White-throated Swifts, and then we finished up with a flyover Great Blue Heron while eating dinner.
   --On Saturday, we started the morning off at Ken's Lake just southeast of Moab in San Juan County.  On the way in to the lake we picked up Lark Sparrows and Horned Larks.  There weren't any waterfowl on the lake, but the trees in the little inlet on the south end held tons of birds.  Highlights included Ash-throated Flycatcher, Blue Grosbeak, and another Yellow-breasted Chat.  From there we headed south to Monticello, and the Devil's Canyon Campground.  We picked up the rest of our 29 species (and then some) with a bunch of species including Steller's Jay, Western Bluebirds, Western Tanager, White-breasted Nuthatch, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher as well as a few others. We were not able to locate any Pygmy Nuthatches or Acorn Woodpeckers, but the area was quite birdy. Saturday made up for the warm weather and slow birding on Friday and we had a great trip. Thanks to those who came out!

Apr 2014

Bryan Shirley (18 May 2014) - Last night I saw a BLACK TERN at the sewage ponds just south of Blanding. There were several Blue-winged Teal there as well.

Apr 2014

Jim Hook (18 Apr 2014) - The sprinklers are on ½ mile east of Bluff this evening, I saw (conservatively) 200 White Faced Ibis (regular spring) and 1 Sand Hill Crane (uncommon, spring) on the Bill Davis Farm and the Bill Gaines Farm.

Sep 2013

Jim Hook (10 Sep 2013) - [Bluff, UT] -  I watched an American White Pelican circle about 4 revolutions over the Post Office at noon in Bluff on Saturday, September 7, 2013, at about 100’ and then glide east up the San Juan River. I didn’t have field glasses but could easily see all white with lots of black on the wings, big bird, neck pulled back into a tight “s”, even could see orange bill. I called several non-birder types (including the post master) out of the Post Office to look and though not as excited as I, they could easily see the markings I was pointing out.

Aug 2013

Kay Stone (10 Aug 1013)- Last Thursday afternoon and evening and Friday morning Jim Strong, Lynn Nielsen and myself went down to Devil's Canyon just south of Monticello  and saw an Acorn Woodpecker.  We just drove into the campground by the Host's Trailer as an Acorn Woodpecker flew right past us.  It disappeared into a nearby tree for a couple of minutes and then flew out again headed to the east.  It was a great look showing all the field marks.  Later we traveled on the large loop road outside of the campground and saw Pygmy and White Breasted Nuthatches, Western Bluebirds, Grace's Warblers, Mountain Chickadees, Gray Vireo, and several other species.  We also saw many deer, turkeys,and a Kaibab Squirrel.  I have never seen so many Pygmy Nuthatches and last year I struggled to see just one.  It was a great trip and the weather was superb.

Nov 2012

Bryan Shirley (3 Nov 2012) - Today at Arches National Park I was surprised to see a flock of 34 Black Rosy Finches picking seeds out of the red sand. We were at the Devil's Garden parking area. While hiking we was Bush Tits and a few Juniper Titmice.

Sep 2012

Dave Hanscom (1 Sep 2012) - Just got back from a long day of driving (600 miles) with Ned Bixler, Pat Jividen, and Paul Lombardi to see the spoonbll. We found it from the overlook at mile 41.3. It was on our side of the Colorado, so we drove down to a better viewing point just beyond the turnout at mile 42 and got some great looks.
   --We took the long way home through Blanding and stopped at Devil's Canyon, where the Acorn Woodpeckers were very cooperative. As reported by Bryant Olsen, they're hanging out in their usual spot east of the highway just north of the campground entrance in some dead trees. No luck on pygmy nuthatches, despite an hour of searching.
   --A side trip on county road 333 a couple of miles north of Montecello yielded a nice variety of birds, including Western Bluebird, Ferruginous Hawk, Say's Phoebe, Western Kingbird, and Black-throated Sparrow....

Aug 2012

Bryant Olsen (31 Aug 2012) - I took a trip to San Juan county this past week as a continuation of my exploration of the high elevations of the La Sal mountains trying to document high elevation species in that range that I have been doing for the past few years...  I did see several AMERICAN PIPITS,and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS up there, and it was quite a busy day for other birds in the alpine, including a PINYON JAY, a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, AUDUBON'S WARBLERS, PINE SISKINS, and JUNCOS, crossing over the alpine passes and RAVENS, KESTRELS and SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS soaring over the ridge. The best birds up on top were a huge flock of WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS playing a game of "scare the crap of the human by shooting past him at 100 mph within just a few feet". ... did see some other good birds in this range on the trip, including the 2 DUSKY GROUSE mentioned above, a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL, 6 BAND-TAILED PIGEONS,3 GRAY JAYS, and several PINE GROSBEAKS. I played extensively for Boreal Owls,with no response. A Short-tailed Weasel hunting for chipmunks around camp was an added bonus.
   -- ... On the way back from Colorado, I went to the Devil's camp ground near Monticello and finally, after looking for them for years there, found 2 ACORN WOODPECKERS. They were in dead ponderosa pines in the canyon across the road to the east of the camp ground. I must say that camp ground was the birdyist place on the trip, and was swarming with warblers, vireos, nuthatches and more. Must be something of a migrant trap. Best birds, besides the Acorn Woodpecks ,were great looks at a NASHVILLE WARBLER, with the Jensen's who just happened to be in the area, and 3 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS. Loads of PYGMY NUTHATCHES and RED CROSSBILLS were fun too. Couldn't turn any of the numerous PLUMBEOUS VIREOS into Cassin's though...

Norm Jenson (26 Aug 2012)- We ran into to Bryant at Devils Canyon Campground who informed us that he'd seen Acorns not in the campground itself but opposite the campground on the east side of highway 191 from the campground entrance north .5 miles check all the dead trees. We also saw Grace's Warblers there.

Bryan Shirley (23 Aug 2012) - I have been in San Juan County for about a week and have seen a bunch of good birds. The best was a pair of Acorn Woodpeckers quite high up in the Abajo Mtns. The location is on the North Fork/Blanding Road about 1/2 through the road there is a trailhead for the Shay Ridge Trail. The woodpeckers were in the dead trees across the road from the trail.
   --Here are some other good birds I've seen:
   --One morning near Lloyd Lake I counted 10 Townsend's, 8 Nashville, 6 Black-throated Gray, and more
   --Orange-crowned Warblers than I have ever seen in one spot. They were coming to drink and bath in a spring. Possibly a Hermit Warbler as well (not seen by me).
   --A flock of 75 Evening Grosbeaks on Shay Ridge
   --A flock of 50-70 Band-tailed Pigeons flying around Foy Lake
   --Red-Crossbill basically everywhere in the mountains

Bryan Shirley (19 Aug 2012) -  Saw the Roseate Spoonbill at about 11:00 this morning. We were at a small pullout just above the boat launch. I think it was about mile 42. There was one other birder there, but I didn't ask his name. I also saw my first Nashville Warbler of the fall near Monticello.

Steve Carr (7 Aug 2012) - Pat Jividen and I did see the ROSEATE SPOONBILLThursday at 6 p.m., but not where it had been reported on July 6 and 26. It has now moved down to the upper waters of Lake Powell...

Apr 2012

David Wheeler (9 Apr 2012) - Mojo & I went out last weekend to see what we could see in San Juan County. We had a good time. Here are some avian highlights:
   --Gunnison Sage-grouse east of Monticello [though I could not find any display activity at the usual lek spot (they do move year-to year), despite being there before dawn]
   --Pygmy & White-breasted nuthatches in/around Devil's Canyon NF Campground (dang those WB nuthatches are handsome birds!)
   --Lucy's warblers at just about any riparian spot from Bluff to Montezuma Creek Canyon (four alone in 1 parking lot in Bluff), singing their heads off.
   --Barn swallows (x3) on wires by town of Montezuma Creek.
   --Evening grosbeaks all over southern end of Monticello.

Dec 2011

Jim Hook (16 Dec 2011) We now have 4 different sightings from yesterday and today of a California Condor soaring and perching on a power pole about 5 miles south of Blanding near the White Mesa Uranium Mill on Highway 191. All 4 persons have seen condors at the Grand Canyon and all 4 persons had a Red-tail Hawk on the next power pole for comparison, with the Condor being 3x taller. There have been many road killed mule deer in this area over the last 3 weeks. Yesterday Tanner Desrosier and Thomas Hook saw the bird from the school bus, today Luanne Hook and later Brandt Hart parked and watched the bird fly away. All viewers are residents of Bluff. Good enough for me, I hope to see it tomorrow!

Aug 2011

Bryant Olsen (25 Aug 2011) - Earlier in the week I went down and spent a couple nights in the La Sal Mountains east of Moab in San Juan co.... I did see some interesting birds, including a couple TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, which I presume are early migrants heading south, and a pair of NORTHERN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS, one of which was a fledgling based on the yellow on the forehead... I had an unusual experience while fishing Dark Canyon Lake, I suddenly looked up and saw over 100 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS, which then descended on the lake, even skimming the surface drinking? or eating some bugs. ...Also I saw a couple BAND-TAILED PIGEONS near the same lake.

Bryan Shirley (24 Aug 2011) - I saw my first Nashville Warbler of the fall last night near Lloyd's Lake (just outside of Monticello).  Surprisingly, they are fairly regular migrants here.  Last year on Aug 26,  I saw 6. Also in town I saw a flock of 15 Evening Grosbeaks.

May 2011

Dave Hanscom (8 May 2011) - {Matheson Wetlands] - There are a couple of ponds in the north end of the preserve, so there were lots of water birds.  The south end has a combination of tall trees and scrubby vegetation, so good habitat for a variety of species.  Birds seen included Lazuli Bunting, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin's Vireo, Wilson's Phalarope, Yellowthroat, Hermit Thrush, House Wren, and Bullock's Oriole. Nothing we won't see up here in the next few weeks. Arches yielded Black-throated Sparrow, Rock Wren, White-throated Swift, Violet-green Swallow, Cooper's Hawk...
   --Since Monticello [Grand Co.] was so close, I couldn't resist a quick visit to Devil's Canyon Campground to look for Acorn Woodpecker and Pygmy Nuthatch.  Both were there, along with many Western Bluebirds, a Juniper Titmouse, a couple of White-breasted Nuthatch, and a very cooperative Black-throated Gray Warbler. 

Apr 2011

Alton Thygerson (17 April 2011) - My wife and I We drove to Devil Canyon campground (off of highway 191 and between Monticello and Blanding). After spending most of the afternoon in the
area, we observed the following specialty birds: ACORN WOODPECKER, WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER, PYGMY NUTHATCH, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and WESTERN BLUEBIRD. Recapture Reservoir was almost birdless—one COMMON LOON, EARED GREBES,
and a single gull.

Justin Shirley (16 April 2011) - The Acorn Woodpeckers are still in Devils Canyon. I watched two this morning on the east side of Highway 191 at Devils Canyon (between Monticello and Blanding). They are easily seen from the highway - usually on the east side as you start up the south side of the canyon.

Mar 2011

Office @ RecaptureLodge (5 Mar 2011) - A suspected male Greater Roadrunner has become a common sight just north of the Navajo Fair Grounds in Bluff. This morning he is calling from the roof of a porch until the resident cat approaches, then jumps down and leads the cat on a merry chase into Cottonwood Wash only to reappear on the roof later.

Aug 2010

Bryan Shirley (26 Aug 2010) -  I have been in Monticello for the last week or so and have seen lots of migrant warblers. Orange-crowned, Black-throated Gray, Yellow-rumped, and Virginia's make up the bulk of them.  We have been seeing 5-10 Townsend's Warblers everyday and several Nashville most days as well. I had 7 Nashville this morning alone. The location is basically along the road from Lloyd's lake to Abajo Peak.

Dave Hanscom (25 Aug 2010) - Thanks to the several of you who suggested Devil's Canyon Campground for Pygmy Nuthatch. The place is infested with them. I parked my car at the entrance and walked only about 50 yards north before hearing and seeing the first bunch.  Also, the Acorn Woodpecker that hangs out near the dip in the highway about a half mile north of the campground was in his usual spot just east of the road.

Justin Shirley (7 Aug 2010)  -  The Acorn Woodpeckers are still in Devil's Canyon just off of Highway 191. They are visible from the Highway most days. They are usually on the east side of the highway in a couple of dead ponderosas on the south side of the canyon.

Jun 2010

Carl Ingwell (15 June 2010) - Found a nesting Hairy Woodpecker w/ young in a Gambel's Oak near Sipapu Bridge in Natural Bridges today.  Fun stuff.

May 2010

Carl Ingwell (19May 2010) - [Island in the Sky, UT] - Over the last three days I have been doing surveys at Island in the Sky.  It's all pinon/juniper work & I'm getting all the normal stuff you find in such a habitat:  Gray Vireo, Gray Flycatcher, Pinon Jays, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Bewick's Wren, Lark Sparrow singing outside my tent at about 4 AM today.  I also had a Red-Breasted Nuthatch calling.

Carl Ingwell (12 May 2010) - Worked Natural Bridges again today... I also saw a Black-Headed Grosbeak, a White-Breasted Nuthatch & a pair of what appeared to be nesting Perigrine Falcons. I know I didn't see anything that neat, but I enjoyed it.

Carl Ingwell (11 May 2010) - It was cold and windy in Natural Bridges today, but I got a decent survey before the bad weather. Had a Cordilleran Flycatcher, a White-Breasted Nuthatch, a Wilson's Warbler, a Black-headed Grosbeak, etc. Also, the place was packed with hummingbirds and wildflowers. Nothing too neat, but I had fun. 

Apr 2010

Dave Wheeler ( 12 April 2010) - My family having better things to do, Mojo and I set off alone Friday in search of the Gunnison sage-grouse in SE Utah, which I haven't seen for 9 years. ...  We saw a female WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER and a glimpse of what was likely her mate.  The PYGMY NUTHATCHES were common, with their WHITE-BREASTED cousins less so.  WESTERN BLUEBIRDS were there in good numbers as well--beautiful in the clean morning light.  But still no Acorn woodpeckers.  ... After about three hours, I decided to search for Canyon towhees and Scaled quail southeast of Blanding.  We set off and finally wound up at the Hatch Trading Post. ... I did see a BLACK PHOEBE, CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER, and a MARSH WREN, along with RING-NECKED DUCKS nearby.  BLACK-THROATED SPARROWS were singing all over the place.  At Hatch trading post, there were several species of sparrow, a singing LUCY'S WARBLER, some AUDUBON'S WARBLERS, and one or two more BLACK PHOEBES.

Dave Wheeler ( 11 April 2010) - There is a female (and I think male, but am not certain) Williamson's Sapsucker in the Devil's Canyon Campground south of Monticello.  At least, it was there Saturday.  Campground is closed due to all the snow...
     Saw Lucy's Warbler singing at Hatch Trading Post.  Despite (at least some of) the range maps, these guys are in SE Utah too.  Ditto Black Phoebes, of which I saw two or three, miles apart...

Dec 2009

Calvin Black (24 Dec 2009) - Calvin Black has a Varied Thrush in his yard in Blanding UT.

May 2009

Jason Pietrzak (9 May 2009) - Tuesday, May 5th, around 9:00 am I was doing a survey down in Comb Wash near the BLM campground near the big pass through Comb Ridge. I was in a wash when a group of birds began chasing each other through the bushes and then, what I believe to be a Black-chinned Sparrow popped out and landed in a low, eye-level branch of a mid-size Cottonwood.

Dec 2008

Lu Giddings (30 Dec 2008) - Dennis Shirley and I just returned from a great trip to San Juan county and yesterday's Bluff Christmas Bird Count. I'm still in the process of compiling data so a full report will follow in a day or so. In the interim, the following observations were made:  - a pair of White-winged Doves was sighted near Cemetery Hill in Bluff yesterday. The birds were again located this morning and photographed. - a White-throated Sparrow was spotted yesterday at Jim Hook's feeders at Recapture Lodge in Bluff. The bird was again observed this morning.

(14 Dec 2008) A record was sent in to the records committee for a Brown-capped Rosy-Finch seen at a private residence, visiting feeders south of Moab. 

Oct 2008

Lu Giddings (5 Oct 2008) - ...I just returned from four rather soggy days in San Juan county. ...But the trip was not without its rewards. - a White-winged Crossbill was seen late Thursday afternoon at Blue Lake in the La Sals, a few miles south of Geyser Pass. This is, to the best of my knowledge, a first record of this species in the Four Corners area.- I heard what I believe was a pine grosbeak in the same area as the above-mentioned crossbill. Unfortunately I could not find the bird, as I believe this would be a first sighting for the county.- in between rain squalls and hail storms, an American three-toed Woodpecker was seen on Elk Ridge a few miles south of the Kigalia station early Friday afternoon. This is the first reported sighting of this species for the county of which I am aware.- Two or more gray jays were seen in three different locations in the La Sals south of Geyser Pass. All sightings occurred at an elevation of 10,200' or more. ...

May 2008

Lu Giddings (28 May 2008) - A Red-eyed Vireo was seen at 4 p.m. yesterday in the oak and pinion-juniper to the north of Recapture reservoir. I had a chance to watch it for about 30-40 minutes although it was far too active to successfully photograph. It wasn't really keeping company with any other birds but the vegetation was fairly alive with chipping sparrows, Virginia's and black-throated gray warblers, and plumbeous and warbling vireos. Take the north Recapture Reservoir road about 125-150 yards west of Highway 191, mostly along the north side of the road, although it seems unlikely that the bird will stick around for long.

Apr 2008

Buck Russell (14 Apr 2008) - This past weekend I was able to visit the Monticello area to experience the Gunnison Sage-grouse. A small group of us traveled to see these wonderful birds. The two leks we visited are on private land. We coordinated our trip with Guy Wallace, DWR biologist, and his wife Tammy, BLM biologist. They gave us a wonderful overview on the birds life and condition and took us out to the leks on Saturday morning.

Dec 2007

Lu Giddings (3 Jan 2008) - The first annual Bluff CBC was held on Saturday December 29th. Total Count: 64 species ...Ross's Goose... Hooded Merganser ... Eurasian Collared-Dove... Northern Shrike...

Sep 2007

Lu Giddings - (16 Sep 2007) - A female Indigo Bunting was seen Friday, 9/14 at about 9 a.m. roughly one mile east of Bluff, in some tamarisks and other bushes along the San Juan river, in the company of roughly a dozen female lazuli buntings. I saw what I am fairly sure was a Least Flycatcher on Friday 9/14 at about 1 p.m. about 7 miles east of Bluff and about 0.25 miles north of the San Juan river... Eurasian Collared-Doves were seen in Monticello, Blanding, Bluff, Mexican Hat, Halchita, and at Hatch's. There were more of them in Bluff than at any time I have seen in the last two years. In just one flock in Bluff this morning I counted in excess of 30 birds.

Aug 2007

...A possible Chihuahuan Raven was reported by Tim Avery from Hickman Flats Road just north of Monticello on Friday, August 3rd

Jul 2007

Tim Avery (12 Jul 2007) - Spent 4 scorching hot days in San Juan County this week. The highlight of the week was an adult male Indigo Bunting in Montezuma Creek Canyon this morning. The bird was seen about a 1/2 mile from where one was seen a month ago during a survey.

Jun 2007

Tim Avery (14 June 2007) - Devil's Canyon Campground... A single Acorn Woodpecker could be seen from HWY 191 on the east side of the road, I believe there may be a nest in the area as I saw the bird near a cavity. 4 Pygmy Nuthatches and around 10 Grace's Warblers were also seen/heard.

Tim Avery (8 June 2007) - Yesterday afternoon while driving from Blanding to Montezuma Creek Canyon I saw a meadowlark that looks good for an Eastern just to the west of Doc Redd's place... I was able to watch the bird for about a minute before it flew directly over me and onto Dr. Redd Property, before dropping in the grass out of view. The malar was distinctly pale (not yellow, white-pale), and the birds flanks were more or less streaked. The bird didn't appear as pale as I would have imagined a "Lilian's" form to be. Unfortunately, the bird did not vocalize, and I checked the area again today without seeing the bird again.

Apr 2007

Steve Carr (15 Apr 2007 ) - This last Friday and Saturday the Salt Lake Birders and Utah Ornithological Society conducted a field trip to SE Utah. All 3 target birds were sighted, as were several other interesting and unusual ones. Thanks to Guy Wallace and Sarah Lupis of the Utah DWR in Monticello, we were treated to a lekful of 20+ strutting male Gunnison Sage-Grouse, and some hens. Two of the 3 Scaled Quail that have been seen recently in Montezuma Creek Canyon were seen in basically the same area where seen previously. The Acorn Woodpecker at Devil's Canyon Campground made several showings. All 3 sightings were life birds for many of the group.

(12 Apr 2007) - Arnold, Linda, Aaron, Shauna and Celeste Smith got good looks at the pair of Scaled Quail on April 3rd in the previously mentioned spot by Dennis Shirley. We also found a first-year immature Golden-crowned Sparrow at the little pond about half mile south from the canyon with the quail. We did spot several Gunnison Sage Grouse as well.

Mar 2007

Rick Fridell (18 Mar 2007) - Kevin Wheeler, Larry Tripp, and I made a weekend run through San Juan County. One of the biggest highlights was the previously reported Scaled Quail (3), still present at Montezuma Creek on Saturday, March 17 (originally found in early January by J. Shirley). We also saw a female Wood Duck on the Blanding Sewer Ponds.

Feb 2007

Joel and Kathy Beyer (19 Feb 2007) - Kathy and I found the 3 Scaled Quail in San Juan Co. on Friday afternoon (the 16th) at the dry seep location. They were quite accommodating, running out in front of us about 30 feet away, less than 10 minutes after we got out of our vehicle. Great directions!  Some other nice birds seen during the trip were - San Juan Co.: Acorn Woodpecker and Williamson's Sapsucker (male) at Devils Canyon campground (~10 miles south of Monticello), Northern Shrike along Hwy 191...

Steve Carr (10 Feb 2007) - We took a very impromptu UOS Quick Chase yesterday afternoon and today to find the Scaled Quail. We followed Dennis Shirley's excellent directions... This a.m., we got to the site at 7:45 a.m., had no luck till 10 a.m., when Pat Jividen heard one clucking - then we all heard the unmistakable calls. He was also able to find the covey, all 3 birds still present. The weather was cool but not really cold.

Jan 2007

Jack Binch (28 Jan 2007) - Scaled Quail... Other highlights were a couple of White-throated Sparrows at Jim Hook's feeders in Bluff (me). An Acorn Woodpecker and Pygmy Nuthatches in Monticello for the three of us.

Lu Giddings (21 Jan 2007) - Three brave souls made the Friday night drive to Bluff. They awoke Saturday morning to the leavings of a once-in-a-decade storm that had dropped 4-6" of snow on a town that seldom sees more than a dusting. This did not stop brave soul #1, Steve Sommerfeld, from spotting a White-throated Sparrow in the snow beneath the feeders at the Recapture Lodge in Bluff early Saturday morning.  The roads were a bit sloppy but nothing we brave northern souls are not used to. We soon made our way to the Scaled Quail following Dennis Shirley's perfect directions. Brave soul #2, Cindy Sommerfeld, found the three birds on the north slope at the end of the small dirt road, about 150 yards east of the seep at which they had previously been reported.   While sorting through the wee birds beneath the feeders at the Recapture Lodge this morning, Steve once again spotted his white-throated sparrow and then espied a second, different White-throated Sparrow as we watched the first.

Larene Wyss (16 Jan 2007) - David Wheeler and I drove down to Blanding yesterday and did get the Scaled Quail. The directions provided by Dennis Shirley to get to the draw were perfect. We found the draw easily enough, but had to search around a bit to find the three quail. We searched all along the western edge of the draw where the seep is for quite a while. The seep was frozen. We then decided to split up and search the northern and southern edges towards the front of the draw.  While doing that, a large flock of Pinyon Jays came into the draw along the southern edge, which drew David over to that side where I was to take pictures. While admiring the jays, we started hearing the quail call, and it just took a few seconds to locate the three of them.

J. Shirley - I found Scaled Quail in San Juan county on Saturday, January 6. There were three birds. I confirmed the sightings on January 9, with Dennis Shirley. We found the same three birds in the same location. The location is in Montezuma Canyon -- GPS location (NAD27-conus)12S 0653570/4154140. Dennis wrote down mileage markers and driving directions. Amazingly the birds were in the exact location and did answer to a call.

Dec 2006

Mike Moore - Gilbert, AZ (30 Dec 2006) - I am an Arizona birder. I was driving through Utah on my way back from Colorado. While driving on 191 today just a few miles south of Blanding, my youngest daughter (Kelly Moore) spotted a perched White-tailed Kite in a tree to the west of the highway. We stopped and admired it through binoculars but it was not until I got home and checked the range maps that I realized this might be a significant sighting. If it is, I am reporting it in the hopes someone can confirm it (sorry, I should have made more specific note of where it was but I did not). I would appreciate it if someone could let me know what he status of white-tailed kite in Utah is. Thanks.

May 2006

Lu Giddings (13 May 2006) - I just returned from several days in San Juan county... Trip highlights in no particular order: - a Greater Scaup on one of the Halchita sewage lagoon ponds - a pair of Cassin's Vireos in Kane Creek canyon in Cedar Mesa - more red crossbills than you could shake a stick at in the Elk Ridge country - Williamson Sapsuckers in four different locations, again in Elk Ridge and the Abajos - a Grace's Warbler near a spring in the Elk Ridge country - two Black Phoebes in Montezuma canyon - Cassin's Kingbirds outnumbering western kingbirds by at least a 6-1 margin in the south Montezuma Canyon and Bug Canyon areas - what I believe to be a Clay-colored Sparrow in the same place one was seen last month by the UOS group, in Bluff - what I am reasonably certain were Grasshopper Sparrows calling from the short grass along Hickman Flats road, on two different occasions.

Apr 2006

Tim Avery (10 Apr 2006) - Day 2 began at 5:45 am at the Triangle H motel, the pride of Monticello, not exactly 5 star. We headed northwest of town to look for Gunnison Sage-Grouse. With all the leks being closed to the public until the 15th, we were just hoping to get lucky. As luck would have it we saw 6 or 7 of these dainty grouse… flying away as we drove along the road. Unfortunately no one got a world class look... The next stop was in "historic" Bluff, where Lu took us to his dove spot. There was a White-winged Dove as well as 2 Eurasian Collared-Dove hanging out right in the middle of town.

Tim Avery (9 Apr 2006) - Last night at around 7:00 pm a group of birders on the UOS San Juan County field trip located a sparrow in Cottonwood Wash, north of the town of Bluff. The bird initially threw the group off, as it wasn't something most had seen. When I was finally able to run down the bird I called to the group and told them to come over, the bird was a Clay-colored Sparrow. WE watched it for another 15-20 minutes as it foraged and moved around in the sparse vegetation in the small cove of the canyon we were in...

Feb 2006

Joel and Kathy Beyer (26 Feb 2006) - ...we visited the Monticello area (San Juan Co.) on Wednesday and Thursday. At Devils Canyon we saw two Acorn Woodpeckers and heard a third calling nearby. Other interesting birds in the area were a female Williamson's Sapsucker, a calling Great Horned Owl, 2 or 3 flocks of Bushtits, 3 wren species, Juniper Titmouse, Western and Mountain Bluebirds, innumerable Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatches, and one lonely Brown Creeper.

Lu Giddings (20 Feb 2006) - A pair of Acorn Woodpeckers was seen today between the Devil's canyon campground entrance and MM 61.

Lu Giddings (18 Feb 2006) - At about 8 a.m. this morning I spotted a pair of White-winged Doves in the northwest portion of Bluff. I assume these are the same birds seen and reported last October and December. About 15-20 Eurasian Collared-Doves and a large but uncounted flock of great-tailed grackles were also seen in town.

Dec 2005

Lu Giddings (20 Dec 2005) - ... I observed a flock of 26 Eurasian Collared-Doves in a feedlot in southeast Monticello at 8:15 a.m. this morning. I also observed a total of seven Eurasian Collared-Doves in Bluff later this afternoon...And finally, two White-winged Doves were observed in Bluff late this afternoon. They were spotted in the same place as the lone dove I observed in October, making me wonder if perhaps these are resident birds.

Lu Giddings (20 Dec 2005) - At about 12 p.m. on Monday December 19th a pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes were seen on Ken's Lake. One bird was male and the other was female. They were keeping company with about a dozen common goldeneyes at the south end of the lake... For those of you wondering where in the devil Ken's Lake is, it can be found about 8 miles south southeast of Moab. ...A Northern Saw-whet Owl was seen just inside the Devil's Campground gate at about 7 p.m. this evening. A second northern saw-whet owl was heard near the inlet of Lloyd's lake, and a pair of great-horned owls was observed. Devil's Canyon campground is closed for the season but may be found about 12 miles south of Monticello on Highway 191. Lloyd's Lake can be found by following 200 South west out of Monticello and then following the signs. It's about two miles south of town.

Nov 2005

Jim Hook saw a Brown Thrasher on the 20th and 21st of November in Bluff (San Juan Co.) A picture has been posted on the "Hotline Photo" page: http://utahbirds.org/hotlinephotos/index.html

Oct 2005

Lu Giddings (8 Oct 2005) - A White-winged Dove was seen yesterday at about 5 p.m. in Bluff. Eurasian Collared-Doves were very nearly abundant yesterday. One was seen in Monticello at about 8 a.m., seven were seen in Bluff at about 5 p.m., and eight were seen in Blanding at about 6:45 p.m. Perhaps the Monticello bird and the Bluff birds got together for some dinner and a movie?

Lu Giddings (6 Oct 2005) - An American Golden-plover was seen late this evening in the wetlands that straddle Hickman Flats road (San Juan county road #332) about 12 miles northeast of Monticello. It was observed for nearly 30 minutes feeding by itself in an inundated field about 50 yards south of the road. It was in non-breeding plumage.

May 2005

Chuck LaRue - On Saturday 7 may 2005, at 1500h MST, we had an adult alternant plumage Harris's Sparrow at the big fenced off BLM petroglyph panel at Sand Island along the San Juan River below Bluff in San Juan County in extreme SE Utah. It was in the greasewood thicket at and just east of the panel. Point blank scope views were had as the bird was quite confiding.

Apr 2005

Mark Stackhouse - On Friday, April 22, we had a male Indigo Bunting at the Sand Island Campground near Bluff, at about 1 pm. It was near the petroglyph panel. Also, in the morning on Saturday, there was a male Williamson's Sapsucker at the Devil's Canyon Campground, and a Northern Pygmy-Owl, among all the usual suspects.

Joel and Kathy Beyer (17 April 2005) - Lots of nice birds in southeastern Utah this weekend, including: ...northeast of Monticello - 4 displaying Gunnison Sage Grouse...

Mar 2005

Earl Bolton (28 Mar 2005) - [Eurasian Collared-Dove] At a feeder in Bluff... (two adults).

Oct 2004

Leslie Loeffel - On Friday afternoon, Oct. 15, a Varied Thrush was seen in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. The bird was either a female or a juvenile; it had a partial breast band and white under the tail and halfway up the belly... David Deutch and Leslie Loeffel observed the bird hopping in the road on the Salt Creek Road 2.7 miles from the gate. (This is a 4WD drive road which requires a backcountry permit to enter.)...

Nick & Marian Eason - ...Audrey & Bill Evoy...a couple from Ontario who spent a couple of months here and are avid birders. I received an email from Audrey saying they had sited a Lawrence's Goldfinch at Hovenweep NM on October 7. She report they were only about 9 yards away from it and saw it in good light...

Jul 2004

Alex Burciaga (8 July 2004) - the devil's canyon Acorn Woodpeckers are easily seen (easier to hear the noisy buggers) in the small side draw 50 yards south of devil's canyon on hwy 191. they have been seen there the last two months when i have been surveying for lewis's woodpeckers...

Mar 2004

Dana Green ...I got to bird in Devils Cnayon CG last Sat. the 20th for a couple of hours and found a pair of Eastern Bluebirds. I was there quite early...

Mark Stackhouse (19 March 2004) - Sorry that this is a bit late, but I just got back from a tour to see the Gunnison Sage-Grouse (already 6 males on a lek ENE of Monticello). The most unusual birds we saw were a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Devil's Canyon Campground south of Monticello and a Golden-crowned Sparrow at the Blanding sewage treatment ponds. The sapsucker was along the self-guided nature trail (at stop 12, but it was moving around the area) at the very end of the left-hand fork (from the entrance) of the campground road. It's a first-year female, and as such is easy to recognize and separate from Red-naped Sapsucker (also in the area). ... The Golden-crowned Sparrow was an immature bird in a flock of White-crowned Sparrows in the brush along the east side of the sewage ponds about a mile south of Blanding on US 191.

July 2003

Bob Bradley of Grand Junction, CO - (23 July 2003) For those traveling in SE UT, this is to advise that the Acorn Woodpecker previously reported along US191 near Devil's Canyon CG S of Monticello is still around. I saw it on 7/23 at MP 60.6 perched on a ponderosa snag, E of highway.

May 2003

Andrew Spencer - Centennial, CO - Yesterday (May 27th), Nathan Pieplow and I found a White-rumped Sandpiper and a molting female Red Phalarope at the sewage ponds just south of Blanding...

Brian D Maxfield - A Common Black-Hawk was observed (5-9-03) along Verdure Creek southeast of Monticello. It was observed near the LDS church property. It was perched along the creek near a small pond (UTM Coordinates 639788 4183160). The area is mainly Ponderosa Pine mixed with aspen. It was observed by four different people and we were able to get good looks of the bird both perched and flying.  The Acorn Woodpecker was seen in the usual spot where US 191 crosses Devil Canyon.

Apr 2003

chrosh@earthlink.net - (Tuesday, April 22, 2003)  Calling Mexican Spotted Owl @ Needles Outpost campsite. 9:30pm April 20. Needles Outpost is a privately owned campsite and store directly outside of the entrance of Canyonlands NP, Needles District. Bird heard for about 5 minutes. Left early the following morning so was not able to check at nearby Canyonlands NP visitor's center to see if anybody else has heard it.

August 2002

Chuck LaRue (Arizona) - On 13 August 2002 an adult male HERMIT WARBLER was seen at the 10,100ft elevation level on the road up Navajo Mountain in San Juan County.  This was within about 0.25 mile of the radio towers on the summit.  It was examined closely for 15 minutes to as close as 20 ft for characters indicating hybridization with Townsend's Warbler and it showed pure Hermit traits.

July 2002

Damian Fagan -  Recent (July 12-14th, 2002) bird sightings from the Moab (Grand County) area: American White Pelican (14th), White-winged Dove (14th), and Double-Crested Cormorant (12th). The pelican and cormorant were in the
Colorado River in the vicinity of the Atlas Minerals Site and the white-winged dove was about 1/8 mile from the border of the Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve at a feeder.

June 2001

Damian Fagan - June 10th, just west of Newspaper Rock (along highway 211 to the Needles District of Canyonlands Nat. Park, San Juan County), male and female Summer Tanagers in the cottonwood groves. Numerous yellow and Virginia's warblers, warbling vireos, and a few yellow-breasted chats. June 11th in North Cottonwood Canyon, just south and west of Dugout Ranch (also along highway 211), a pair of Lucy's Warblers.

May 2001

Sid Hatch - On the trip to Southern Utah, while at Wild Horse Canyon, I saw a Broad Billed Hummingbird. It came around right in front of me and hovered at about a foot and a half in front of my nose. It had a very bright, beautiful blue throat, unlike anything I've ever seen. Also, a dark green body and lighter colored bill. The only other possibility would be a Blue Throated Hummingbird. However, these are even more rare than the Broad Billed and do not have the light colored bill.

November 2001

An apparent BROWN-CAPPED ROSY-FINCH was seen just north of Monticello on Friday, 11/23 (TB). It was feeding with some juncos among old sunflowers along the roadside of  Spring Creek Rd., about 0.5 miles west of the Monticello airport. If accepted, this will be the first record of Brown-capped Rosy-Finch in Utah

A GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE was seen about 3 miles east of the Monticello Airport on Friday, 11/23 (TB).

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen just north of Devil's Canyon, about 10 miles south of Monticello, on Sunday, 11/11 (J&KB).

A MERLIN was seen at Recapture Reservoir between Monticello and Blanding on Monday, 11/05 (MS,LW).

September 2001

At Upper Bald Mesa in the La Sal Mountains southeast of Moab, several TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS were seen on Saturday, 09/15 (DF).

April 2001

A lone ACORN WOODPECKER was seen at Devil's Canyon on Tuesday, 04/17 (MS,v.o.). The bird was seen in the trees along the east side of the highway on the south side of the canyon. This has been a good location for this species in recent years, however, reports have been much less frequent for the past two years.

A MYRTLE-type YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen at the Hatch Trading Post southeast of Blanding on Saturday, 04/07 (DW,v.o.).

March 2001

An EASTERN PHOEBE was seen at the Hatch Trading Post southeast of Blanding on Saturday, 03/31 (MS,DW). The bird was in the trees across the road from the store.

September 2000  

A female or immature male AMERICAN REDSTART was seen along Pack Creek, southeast of Moab, just below the bridge, on Friday, 09/22 (DS,m.ob.).

An immature PAINTED BUNTING was seen and photographed at the Pack Creek Ranch, southeast of Moab, on the afternoon of Thursday, 09/07 (MK). Pack Creek Ranch is located along the La Sal Mountain Road. For specific directions to where the bird was seen, call Ron at (435) 259-5505. This is the third report of Painted Bunting in Utah.

March 2000

On Saturday, 03/18, 10 GUNNISON SAGE GROUSE and several SAGE SPARROWS were seen on private land at Hickman Flats, about 15 miles northeast of Monticello. On the same day, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen at the Hatch Trading Post near Hovenweep NM (MS,YS,DW,others).

Birds seen at Devil's Canyon, between Monticello and Blanding, on Sunday, 03/19, included WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER, WESTERN BLUEBIRD, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, RED CROSSBILL and EVENING GROSBEAK (MS,YS,others).

January 2000

An apparent CANYON TOWHEE was seen at the Hatch Trading Post southeast of Blanding on Friday, 01/07 (DG). The bird was seen in the brush along the fence on the west side of the parking area. Hatch Trading Post is located on Hovenweep Road, which leads to Hovenweep NM. To get there, take US 191 south from Blanding to SR 262, and turn east. Follow the signs to Hovenweep NM until you get to Hatch Trading Post, about 14 miles east of US 191. If confirmed, this would be the first record of Canyon Towhee in Utah.

The CANYON TOWHEE which was first seen at the Hatch Trading Post, southeast of Blanding, two weeks ago was seen again on Wednesday, 1/12. The bird was again seen in the brush along the fence on the west side of the parking area with a flock of White-crowned Sparrows (TS). Hatch Trading Post is located about 14 miles east of US 191 on Hovenweep Road which leads to Hovenweep National Monument. Please respect the owner's wishes by only birding outside the perimeter of Hatch Trading Post property.

November 1999

Over 20 LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS were seen along a county road east of Monticello, as reported on Monday, 11/29 (TB). The birds were seen along CR 335, which goes east from US 666 at the KOA campground east of Monticello.

August 1999

A female LARK BUNTING was seen at Hickman Flat on Monday, 08/30 (MS). Hickman Flat is located about 12 miles northeast of Monticello (Utah Delorme 31, D-5). To get there, go north from Monticello on US 191 for about 5 miles to CR 332 (Hickman Flat Rd.), and go east about 10 miles.

At Devil Canyon, five ACORN WOODPECKERS were seen on Sunday, 08/29 (J&KB). Acorn Woodpeckers and a NASHVILLE WARBLER were seen there on Monday, 08/30 (MS). The birds were seen where US 191 crosses the canyon, about 10 miles south of Monticello.

A CASSIN'S KINGBIRD was seen along the highway to the Needles District of Canyonlands NP on Sunday, 08/29 (J&KB).

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