Sightings Accepted by the Utah Bird Records Committee

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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]

Tanagers to Finches

PERCHING BIRDS (continued)

Passeriformes

Tanagers

Thraupidae

Scarlet Tanager

  1. 17 Jun 1950 - St. George, Washington Co., by A. Dean Stock (male) | UOS report |

  2. 26-28 May 1996 - Utah Lake, Utah Co., by Margaret Sanchez, many others (photo by Margaret T.  Sanchez)  (one adult male)  | UOS report |

  3. 13 Nov 2004One non-breeding male was seen in Castle Valley, Grand Co., on  by Tom Harris, and  Luther and Waneta Harris.  | Sight Record | UOS report |

  4. 28 May 2005 - near the gate into Lytle Ranch, Beaver Dam Wash, Washington Co., by Larry Tripp (singing male)  | Hotline Report | Sight Record |

Sparrows

Emberizidae
Canyon Towhee
  1. 7,12 Jan 2000 - Hatch Trading Post southeast of Blanding, San Juan Co.,  by Dana Green, Patrick Murphrey, Terry Sadler (1/12/2000) (photos by Dana Green and Terry Sadler)  | Sight Record | UOS report |
Cassin's Sparrow
  1. 9 to 22 Jun 1999 - Wah Wah Valley, Millard Co., by Steve Hedges, Lew Wilkinson, Mark Stackhouse, Terry Sadler  (one adult male)  | Hotline Report | UOS report |
  2. 23 May 2001 - 1 mile east of the Nevada border. So. of Gandy, Millard Co., by Terry Sadler (adult)  | GBR Report |Sight Record | UOS report |
Field Sparrow
  1. 9 Jan to 2 Mar 1999 - Lindon Boat Harbor, Utah Co., by Merrill Webb and  many others  (one adult)  | Hotline Report | UOS report |

Le Conte’s Sparrow

  1. *24 Dec 1927 - Provo, Utah Co., by Clarence Cottam (specimen in BYU collection)

  2. *10 Mar 1928 - 2 miles southwest of Provo, Utah Co., reported by Woodbury et al. (three)

  3. *19 Apr 1966 - near Moab, Grand Co., by Dennis Carter

  4. 20 Dec 1975 - Bear River NWR, Box Elder Co., by Kimberly Smith, Steve Kaufman (adult - seen also during CBC on 20 Dec 1975) | UOS report |

  5. 23 Sep 1990 - Simpson Springs, Tooele Co., by Craig Kneedy (photo by Craig Kneedy  (one adult)  | UOS report |

McCown's Longspur

  1. *22 Oct 1954 - Plain City, Weber Co., by Floyd Thompson (flock of six)

  2. *27 Dec 1956 - Logan, Cache Co., by Ron Ryder (Audubon Field Notes 2 (2): 215, 1957)

  3. *24 Nov 1966 - Cedar Valley, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie

  4. *5 Jan 1985 - Washington fields about 3 miles southeast of St. George, Washington Co., by Merrill Webb, David Fischer (one adult male and maybe a female both in winter plumage)

  5. 24-25 Jan 1987 - north of I-80, west of 7200 West, Salt Lake Co., by Craig Kneedy  (five- photos by Ella & Richard Sorensen) | UOS report |

  6. 6 Jan 1988 - Layton, Davis Co., by Craig Kneedy (one adult male) | UOS report |

  7. 5-8 Oct 1988 - Fish Springs, NWR, Juab Co., by Joseph Engler (immature)  | UOS report |

  8. 16-19 Nov 1990 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by  Joseph Engler, Craig Kneedy, Ella Sorensen (photo by Joseph Engler - two non-breeding) | UOS report |

  9. 11 Sep 2002 - on the road to Garr Ranch, on Antelope Island, Davis Co., by Chris Wood, Leader of a Wings Tours   | Birdnet ReportSight Record |

Chestnut-collared Longspur

  1. *14 Oct 1953 - 4 miles north of Camel Back Mountain, Tooele Co., by Porter (specimen)

  2. *25 Nov 1966 - Cedar Valley, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie

  3. *10 Oct 1974 - Zion NP, Washington Co., by Kenneth J. Kertell (specimen) (American Birds  29:97; Sight Record is on file)

Grosbeaks & Buntings

Cardinalidae

Northern Cardinal

  1. *10 Mar 1983 - Ogden, Weber Co., reported by Behle (specimen collected)

Dickcissel

  1. *25 May 1965 - Provo, Utah Co., by Frost (specimen collected)

  2. 31 Aug 2003 - Lytle Ranch, Washington Co., by  Larry Tripp (first winter)  | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

Blackbirds & Orioles

Icteridae

Rusty Blackbird

  1. *24 Nov 1952 - Near Camel Back Mountain, Tooele Co., by Poorter  (male specimen collected)

  2. *18 Oct 1963 - near Soldier's Summit, Utah Co., by Merlin L. Killpack (male specimen in BYU collection)

  3. *23 Dec 1976 - Kanab, Kane Co., by Steve Hedges (seen during CBC)

  4. 7 Jan-10 Feb 1990 - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co., by  Joseph D. Engler, Craig Kneedy, many others  (one adult female)  | UOS report |

  5. 12-15 Feb 2004 - Riverdale Parkway, Weber Co., by Mort and Carolyn Somer also seen by  Keith Evans, Jack Rensel, and many others.. (female).  | Birdnet Report | Sight RecordUOS report |

Bronzed Cowbird

  1. Dec 1984 - Genola, Utah Co., (photo by Thomas J. Willis III - adult male)  | UOS report |

  2. 1-10 May 1996 - Washington, Washington Co., by Joshua Kreitzer, Steven Summers, Dave Thompson, Matthew Kreitzer (photo by Joshua Kreitzer - one adult female)  | UOS report |

  3. 8 May 2002 - South gate of Red Hills Golf Course, St. George, Washington Co., by KC Childs, Junece Markham, Milton Moody  | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

  4. 9 May 2003 - Red  Hills G C in St. George, Washington Co., by Larry Tripp,  Glen Barlow  | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

Orchard Oriole

  1. 29 May 1990 - Fruita, Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne Co., by John Spence,  Steve Van Valkenburg (one male) | UOS report |

Baltimore Oriole

  1. *27 Jun 1964 - Milford, Beaver Co., reported by Worthen (specimen in U of U collection)

  2. *11 Jun 1982 - Beaver, Beaver Co., by Steven P Hedges (adult male)

Finches

Fringillidae

Brambling

  1. 12-26 Dec 1983 - bird feeder in Logan, Cache Co., by Alice Stewart, Tim Helentjaris, Sherwood Casjens, Dennis Shirley, Craig Kesselheim, Bill Hunter (photo - adult female)  | Sight Record |

  2. 28 Nov 1985 to 20 Jan 1986 - Brigham City, Box Elder Co., by Sharon & Calvin Andrus (photos by Calvin Andrus, Ella Sorensen) | UOS report |

Common Redpoll

  1. *10 Oct 1870 - north slope of the Uinta Mountains, by the F. V. Hayden expedition (two specimens collected)

  2. *20 Feb 1944 - Perry, Box Elder Co., by J. D. Webster (flock)

  3. *27 or 28 Dec 1956 - near Roosevelt, Duchesne Co., by Killpack (one)

  4. *1 Jan 1958 - 11 miles west of Roosevelt, Duchesne Co., by Killpack (one female specimen collected from a flock of 40)

  5. *19, 23 Nov 1962 - Parowan, Iron Co., by Murie (several observed at close range)

  6. *7 Mar 1964 - City Creek Canyon, near Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,  by Gleb Kashin (25-30)

  7. *1 Feb 1969 - Provo, Utah Co., by C. Lynn Hayward (three in a birch tree at his home)

  8. *20 Dec 1988 - Kanab CBC, Kane Co., (120 seen and documented)

  9. 27 Jan-13 Feb 2002 - Backyard feeder, Provo, Utah Co., by Milton Moody and many others (female)  | Sight Record | UOS report |

  10. 20 Feb 2002 - Clarkson, Cache Co., by Tom Gordon (male)  | Sight Record | UOS report |
  11. 22-24 Oct 2002 - Orem, Utah Co., by KC Childs, Eric Huish (first year female) | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |
Hoary Redpoll
  1. 26 Feb 1999 - Feeder in Hyde Park, Cache Co., by Gordon Bosworth, Ronald J. Ryel, Lawrence A. Ryel  (one adult female)    | Hotline Report | UOS report |
Lawrence's Goldfinch  
  1. 2,3 Oct 2002 - Chekshani Cliffs south of Kanarraville, Iron Co., by Steve Summers and the next day by Rick Fridell  (winter adult male)  | Birdnet Report | Sight Records | UOS report |
  2. 7 May 2004 - Below Gunlock Dam, Washington Co., by Keith Day, Cordell Peterson, Pam Larson, Charlie Sheard and Jason Lundquist (adult male)   | Birdnet Report | Sight Records |
  3. 16 Oct 2004 - Lytle Ranch, Washington Co., by Joel and Kathy Beyer (male)  | Birdnet Report | Sight Records |
  4. 20 -31 Mar 2007 - Dammeron Valley, Washington Co., by Bob Lawson, Tim Avery,  Larry Tripp, Jack Binch (photos)  | Sight Records | Birdnet Report |

  
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