Sightings Accepted by the Utah Bird Records Committee
(Includes records through 2005)

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*  Sightings accepted by the Records Committee without reviewing a specific sight record.
     (Mostly sightings before the records committee was organized) [see notes]

Ducks to Herons

GEESE, DUCKS, etc.

Anseriformes

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

  1. *Nov. 1908 - Willard Bay (Bear River Marsh), Box Elder Co. (specimen collected)

  2. *20 May 1959 - Clear Lake, Millard Co. by Donald E. Neilson (male specimen collected)

  3. 21 Jan 2006 - Bear River MBR, Box Elder Co. by Paul Higgins, Randy Chatelain and others (3 adults) | Sight Record |  | Hotline Report | 

Cackling Goose  (split from Canada Goose in 2004)

  1. 10-23 Apr 2005 - Cutler Reservoir, Cache Co., by Ron Ryel, Larry Ryel, Melanie Spriggs, Keith and Judy Archibald, Bryan Dixon, Jean Lown, Dominique Roche  (photo by Ron Ryel)   | Sight Record |

Brant

  1. *fall or winter 1913 - Bear River Marsh, Box Elder Co. (two specimens collected)

  2. *29 Oct 1955 - Ogden Bay WMA, Weber Co. reported by Behle and Perry (specimen)

  3. 10 Oct 2004 - Bear River MBR, Box Elder Co., by Karen Welch  | Hotline Report |  Sight Record | UOS Report |

American Black Duck
         [First record 1872. Introduced at Bear River Refuge and Farmington Bay starting 1929.]1

  1. *10 Nov 1938 - Bear River Gun Club, Box Elder Co. (Specimen collected)

  2. *16 Oct 1965 - near Farmington Bay, Davis Co.

  3. *20 Dec 1937 - pond near Jordan River, Salt Lake Co. by T. Evans and A,. Neilson

  4. *Nov 1939 - Bear River Marsh, Box Elder Co. by V. T. Wilson

  5. *24 Nov 1941 - Bear River Marsh, Box Elder Co. by V. T. Wilson

  6. *8 Dec 1942 - Bear River Gun Club, Box Elder Co. (Specimen collected)

  7. 8 Nov 1947 - Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis Co. (banded bird collected during hunting season) | UOS report |

  8. *22 Nov 1951 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co. (specimen in U of U collection)

  9. *26 Dec 1959 - Hyde Park, Cache Co. reported by Follett

  10. *fall 1966 - Bear River MBR, Box Elder Co. reported by Scott

  11. 15 Oct 1967 - Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis Co. (banded bird collected during hunting season) | UOS report |

  12. 31 Mar 2000 - Wetlands west of Provo, Utah Co. by Merrill Webb, Dennis Shirley, Reed Stone, others
    (adult male)  | Sight Record | UOS report |

Garganey
  1. 27 Oct 1996 -Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co, by Terry Sadler  | UOS report |

Harlequin Duck

  1. *13 Apr 1913 - Box Elder Creek near Brigham City, Box Elder Co. by James Hull (two specimens collected)

  2. *13 Apr 1963 - Near Brigham City reported by Hayward

  3. 21 Dec 1985 to 21 Feb 1986 - First Dam, Logan River, Cache Co. by Patricia Bahler and many others (photo by Ella Sorensen - one female - seen during CBC) | UOS report |

  4. 1 Nov 1991 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co. by  Craig Kneedy, Terry Sadler, Ella Sorensen (one female) | UOS report |

  5. 25 Sep 1993 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co. by Ella Sorensen, Craig Kneedy, others (photo by Craig Kneedy - one female) similar sightings in same area through May 1995. | UOS report |

Black Scoter

  1. *9 Sep 1966 - Bear River Retuge, Box Elder Co.

  2. 13,14 Nov 1982 - west end of the Antelope Island Causeway, Great Salt Lake, Davis Co. by Michael Tove, Alan Grenon, Ella Sorensen, Mark Bromley, Merrill Webb, others (photo - adult female)  | Sight Record

  3. 1 to 2 Dec 1984 - Saltair, Salt Lake Co., by Ella Sorensen, Richard Sorensen, Bob Bond, Georgene Bond, Clyde Morris and  Joelle Buffa (photo)  | UOS report |

  4. 19-29 Oct 1990 - Sugarhouse Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, by Craig Kneedy, Terry Sadler (photo by Craig Kneedy  - one adult male) | UOS report |

  5. 24 Oct 1994 - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co., by Jay Banta (three females) | UOS report |

  6. 6-13 Nov 2004 - Sand Hollow State Park, Washington Co.by Rick Fridell, Larry Tripp (female)  | Birdnet Report |  Sight Record | UOS report |

  7. 7-13 Nov 2004 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co. by Joel and Kathy Beyer (an adult female)   | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

GROUSE & QUAIL

Galliformes

Scaled Quail

  1. 9 Nov 1997 - Blanding, San Juan Co. by Jim Redd, Jeanne Redd (photo by Jeanne Redd - three) | UOS report |

  2. 5 Jan - 15 Apr 2007 - Montezuma Canyon, San Juan Co, by J. Shirley, confirmed on 9 Jan by Dennis Shirley and later many others | Hotline Report | Hotline Report - 2 | Hotline Report - 3 | Hotline Report-4  | Sight Record |

LOONS

Gaviiformes

Red-throated Loon

  1. *28 Jul 1973 - Bear River Refuge, Box Elder Co. reported by W.H. Behle (specimen in U. of U. collection - photo in American Birds, 1974:22)

  2. *27 Feb 1984 - Hite Marina on Lake Powell, San Juan Co.  by E. and R. Sorensen

  3. 22 Nov 2001 - Quail Creek Reservoir, Washington Co. by Rick Fridell  | Sight Record | UOS report |

  4. 22 Apr 2003 - Hyrum Reservoir, Cache Co. by Dennis Shirley, Bryan Shirley, Milton Moody (first summer plumage) | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

  5. 8-9 Nov 2003 - Gunlock Reservoir, Washington Co. by Larry Tripp, Rick Fridell (adult molting into basic plumage) | Birdnet Report |  Sight Record | UOS report |

  6. 6-20 Nov 2004 - Hyrum Reservoir, Cache Co. by Ron Ryel, Larry Ryel, Melanie Spriggs, Brian Dixon, and Jean Lown  | Hotline Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

  7. 17 May 2006 - Willard Bay dam, Box Elder Co. by Keith Evans (winter plumage)  | Sight Record | Hotline Report |

Yellow-billed Loon

  1. 16 Nov 1991 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co. by Parker Gay, Jay Banta, Ella Sorensen, Craig Kneedy (photo by PG)  | UOS report |

  2. 10 Feb 1994 - Warm Creek Bay, Lake Powell, Kane Co. by John Spence, Clive Pinnock, Charles LaRue  | UOS report |

  3. 2 Dec 1994 - - Warm Creek Bay, Lake Powell, Kane Co. by John Spence, Clive Pinnock | UOS report |

  4. 15 to 19 Feb 1995 - Wahweap Bay, Lake Powell, Kane Co. by Bill Grossi | UOS report |

  5. 29 Dec 1996 to 1 Jan 1997 - Gunlock Res., Washington Co  by Michael A. Patten, Jutta C. Burger, Steven Summers | UOS report |

  6. 14 Jan 2000 - Quail Creek Reservoir, Washington Co. by Robert Dobbs, Danny Dobbs (1st winter plumage)  |Sight Record | UOS report |

GREBES

Podicipediiformes

Red-necked Grebe

  1. *3 Dec 1970 - between Syracuse and North end of Antelope Island, Davis Co. by Leah Foerster

  2. 13 Apr 1988 - Cataract Canyon, Canyonlands NP, San Juan Co.  by Ron Ryel, Scott Cheney, Sharon Tully (adult)  | UOS report |

  3. 4 Nov 1990 - Cutler Reservoir near Benson Marina, Cache Co. by  Lawrence Ryel, Ronald Ryel, Keith Archibald, Allen Stokes, Terry Sadler, Craig Kneedy, Ella Sorensen, others (photo by Lawrence Ryel - one juvenile) | UOS report | 

  4. 28 Oct 2002 - East Canyon Reservoir, Morgan Co. by Jack Torrey, Glenda Cotter and Bob Huntington (juvenile)  | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

  5. 1 Nov 2002 - Lindon landfill pond, Utah Co. by KC Childs  | Birdnet Report | Sight Record |

  6. 17 Nov 2002 - Quail Creek Reservoir, Washington Co. by Rick Fridell  | Sight Record | UOS report |

  7. 20 Apr 2003 - Hyrum Reservoir, Cache Co. by Ron Ryel    | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

  8. 2 Nov 2004 - Pineview Reservoir, Weber Co., by Kristin Purdy, Glenn Barlow, Merrill Webb, Lu Giddings, Dennis Shirley and on 4 Nov 2004 by KP, Edson Leite, Lynn Carroll, and Lee and Paula Shirley (one juvenile)  | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

  9. 20 - 23 May 2006 - Willard Bay, Box Elder Co. by Bob Huntington and others  | Sight Record | Hotline Report |

PELICANS

Pelecaniformes

Brown Pelican

  1. *28 Apr 1934 - Jordan River, northwest of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co. reported by Woodbury

  2. *27 May 1944 - Farmington Bay Project, Davis Co. by Claude T. Barnes

  3. *Oct 1972 - Lake Powell, San Juan Co. by Huser and Kashin

  4. 4 to 8 Apr 1984 - Bullfrog Basin Marina, Lake Powell, Kane Co.  by Steven Scott (photo) | UOS report |

  5. 12 May 2004 - Newcastle Reservoir , Iron Co. by Kevin Wheeler, Charlie Sheard  (immature)  | Hotline Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

Magnificent Frigatebird
  1. 26-31 May 1999 - Minersville reservoir, Beaver Co. by Lew Wilkinson, Josh Kreitzer, Nathaniel Kreitzer, Steve Summers, Mark Stackhouse,  Nathaniel Wilkinson, others (first year juvenile) | Hotline Report |  Sight Record | UOS report |

HERONS & EGRETS

Ciconiiformes

Least Bittern

  1. *20 May 1938 - near the Virgin River south of St. George, Washington Co. reported by Hardy (specimen collected)

  2. *10 Jun 1936 - Bear River Gun Club, Box Elder Co. by Bailey

  3. *2 Jun 1943 - Bear River MBR, Box Elder Co. by Cottam

  4. *27 Jun 1965 - along the Virgin River, south of St. George, Washington Co. by Wauer, Russell

  5. *28 Aug 1965 - along the Virgin River, south of St. George, Washington Co. by Wauer, Russell

  6. *14 May 1983 - Stewart Lake Waterfowl Refuge, Jensen, Uintah Co. by Mark T. Bromley (adult)

  7. *22 May 1984 - Ironton area, southeast Provo, Utah Co. by Jan Cooper (one male, one unknown gender)

  8. *30 May 1984 - between Springville and Provo, Utah Co. by Merrill Webb, Harold Clayson, Divid Fischer, Steve Russell (breeding adult male)

Little Blue Heron

  1. *4 Sep 1957 - Bear River Refuge, Box Elder Co. (specimen collected)

  2. *25 May 1963 - Draper, Salt Lake Co. (specimen collected)

  3. *Fall 1974 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co. by Kashin (immature white phase)

  4. *May 1981 - Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Uintah Co. by Mike Long 

  5. 10 Aug 1985 -  west of Salt Lake International Airport, Salt Lake Co. by Ella Sorensen  | UOS report |

Tricolored Heron

  1. *15 May 1947 - Farmington Bay Refuge, Davis Co. One seen by Calvin D. Wilson.

  2. *19 Jun 1973 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co., by Dorothy Platt  (photo) 

  3. 15-16 Jun 1988 - between Salem and Spanish fork, Utah Co. by Harold Clayson, Merrill Webb | UOS report |

Reddish Egret

  1. 14 Aug 2003 - Gunlock Reservoir, Washington Co. by Larry Tripp, and many others (immature)   | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

  2. 3 Sep 2003 - James W. Fitzgerald WMA, Tooele Co. by Merrill Webb, Milton Moody and many others  | Sight Record | UOS report |

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

  1. 18 May 1996 - North of Burriston Pond, Juab Co. by Darren Shirley  | Sight Record | UOS report |

Ibises, etc.

 Threskiornithidae

White Ibis

  1. 11-14 Sep 2004 - North of Spanish Fork, Utah Co. by Dave Hanscom  |  Hotline Report |Sight Record | UOS report |

Glossy Ibis

  1. 5 - 18 Jun 2006 - Benson, Cache Co. by Ron Ryel and others | Sight Record | Hotline Reports

  2. 10 Jun 2006 - Cache Valley, Cache Co., by David Wheeler and Larene Wyss (adult) | Sight Record

  3. 24 Jun 2006 - Bear River NWR, Box Elder Co., by Jack Binch and Dana Green  | Sight Record | Hotline Report |

Roseate Spoonbill
          [There are other observations in the 1930's]1

  1. *2 Jul 1919 - 40 miles north of Wendover, Tooele Co. by Joseph Condley (five seen; one specimen in U of U collection)

Storks

 Ciconiidae

Wood Stork
         [1930s - Observations in Box Elder, Davis, Salt Lake, Millard, and Piute Counties].

  1. *1 Oct 1872 - Rush Lake, Iron Co. by H. W. Henshaw (two specimens taken)

  2. *8 Aug 1930 - Hooper, Weber Co. (specimen in USU collection)

  3. *8 Aug 1930 - Holladay, Salt Lake Co. (specimen)

  4. *17 Jul 1934 - marshes at the mouth of Bear River, Box Elder Co. (adult male in U of U collection)

  5. *Summer 1935 - near Lehi, Utah Co. mounted by John Hutchings (BYU collection)

  6. *16 Sep 1938 - Clear Lake, Millard Co. by U.S. Biological Survey

  7. *28 Aug 1939 - Virgin City, Washington Co. (U of U collection)

  8. *24 Jun 1973 - Fish Springs, Juab Co. by Kraft  (one)

  
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