Rare Birds Seen in Utah County

Sightings Accepted by the Utah Bird Records Committee
(includes records through 2009)
  

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

Black Scoter

  • 16 Nov 2008 - Lincoln Beach, Utah County, by Dave Hanscom; Lu Giddings, Erich Huish, Ned Bixler, Cheryl Peterson, Dennis Shirley, Bryan Shirley, Keeli Marvel; Jeff Bilsky, Leena Rogers, Milt Moody  (adult female - photos)    | Sight Record |

Red-necked Grebe

  • 1 Nov 2002 - Lindon landfill pond, Utah Co. by KC Childs  | Birdnet Report | Sight Record |
  • 11-26 Oct 2007 - Sleepy Ridge Golf Course in Orem, Utah Co., by Merrill Webb, others. (adult - photos by Milt Moody and Paul Higgins)   | Sight Record |

Least Bittern

  • 22 May 1984 - Ironton area, southeast Provo, Utah Co. by Jan Cooper (one male, one unknown gender)
  • 30 May 1984 - between Springville and Provo, Utah Co. by Merrill Webb, Harold Clayson, Divid Fischer, Steve Russell (breeding adult male)

Tricolored Heron

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

White Ibis

Wood Stork

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

White-tailed Kite 

  •  [Sightings in 1942, 1953, 1956 - near Eureka, Utah Co., reported by Clyde Ward]

Broad-winged Hawk

  • 26 Sep 2006 - East of Provo, Utah Co.,  by Milt Moody and Eric Huish. (juvenile)   | Sight Record |

Mountain Plover

  • 31 Aug, 1 Sep 1983 - 5 miles southwest of Provo by Utah Lake, Utah Co., by David L. Fischer, Merrill Webb (photo of poor quality)

Pomarine Jaeger 

  • 3-6 Nov 1991 - west of Geneva Steel mill on Utah Lake,Utah Co., by Edward Madden, Merrill Webb, Mark Bromley, Robert Parsons, Ned Hill, James Matheson, Ella Sorensen, Calleen Cox, Craig Kneedy, Randy Cox, Bob Bond, Terry Sadler (photo by Edward Madden -one adult)  | UOS report |

Lesser Black-backed Gull

  • 25,26 Feb 2009 - River Lane, Utah Co., by Eric Huish , Matt Mills, Bryan Shirley, Pat Jividen  (adult - photos)    | Sight Record |

Glaucous-winged Gull 

  • 20 Nov 1984 - Provo city dump, Utah Co., by David Fischer (photo) | UOS report |
  • 15 Dec 1984 - Provo CBC, Utah Co., (2 first winter plumage, fair documentation)
  • 2 Feb 2003 - Utah Lake State Park, Utah Co., by Michael Monson (1st winter) | Birdnet Record | Sight Record | UOS report |

Least Tern

  • 22 Jul 2001 - South of the Geneva Cooling Ponds, on Utah Lake, Utah Co., by Joel and Kathy Beyer (Adult in breeding plumage)  | Sight Record | UOS report |
  • 12 May 2005 - Utah Lake State Park, Utah Co., by Reed Stone, Eric Huish, Milt Moody, Bonnie & Stan Williams (one) | Hotline Report |  Sight Record |

Ancient Murrelet

  • 21 Dec 1925 - Jordan River near Lehi, Utah Co., by John Hutchings (specimen)

Snowy Owl

  • Dec 1908 - Provo Bench (Orem), Utah Co., reported by Hayward (specimen in BYU collection)

Vaux's Swift

  • 10 May 1959 - Mouth of Provo River, Utah Co., (two)

Anna's Hummingbird

  • 18 Dec 1993 - Provo CBC, Utah Co., (1 seen, photo and excellent detail in documentation)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

  • 6 Jun 1987 - about mile post 25 on State Hwy 68 north of Elberta, Utah Co., by A. R. Johnson, Susan Johnson (adult - basic plumage)

Yellow-throated Vireo

  • 29-30 Sept 2004 - Provo River Parkway trail, Utah Co., by by Eric Huish, Milton Moody; also by Bob Huntington, and Cindy & Steve Sommerfield on the 30th.  | Hotline Report | Sight RecordUOS report |

Veery

  • 10,11 Jul 1869 - lower Provo River, Utah Co., by Ridgway (reported as abundant)
  • 29 Jun 1933 - Provo River, Provo, Utah Co., by R. G. Bee (eggs in BYU collection)
  • 4 Jun 1934 - Provo, Utah Co., by D. E. Johnson (eggs in BYU collection)
  • 13 Jun 1964 - American Fork Canyon, Utah Co., by Kashin

Wood Thrush

  • May 1964 - American Fork, Utah Co., by Gleb Kashin

Golden-winged Warbler

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Palm Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

  • 3 Oct 1973 - BYU Campus, Provo, Utah Co., (specimen in BYU collection- found dead)

Prothonotary Warbler

  • 17 Sept 2000 -  Provo River Walkway, about 1.5 miles east of Utah lake State Park, Utah Co., by Tuula Rose, Milton Moody, Dennis Shirley, Kathy &Joel Beyer, Julie Van Moorhem, Terry Sadler, Larene Weiss and many others (adult male)  | Sight Record | Hotline Report | UOS report |

Scarlet Tanager

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

Clay-colored Sparrow

Field Sparrow

  • 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

  • 24 Dec 1927 - Provo, Utah Co., by Clarence Cottam (specimen in BYU collection)
  • 10 Mar 1928 - 2 miles southwest of Provo, Utah Co., reported by Woodbury et al. (three)

Dickcissel

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

Rusty Blackbird

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

Bronzed Cowbird

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

Common Redpoll

  • 1 Feb 1969 - Provo, Utah Co., by C. Lynn Hayward (three in a birch tree at his home)
  • 27 Jan-13 Feb 2002 - Backyard feeder, Provo, Utah Co., by Milton Moody and many others (female)  | Sight Record | UOS report |
  • 22-24 Oct 2002 - Orem, Utah Co., by KC Childs, Eric Huish (first year female) | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

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