Birding in Salt Lake County

Albion Basin, Little Cottonwood Canyon  , by Merrill Webb  ©Merrill Webb

Population: 898,387 (2000); Area: 737 sq.miles; County Seat: Salt Lake City County Website: http://www.co.slc.ut.us/ County Map (to print the map and directions to popular birding places go to the Print Center) County Checklist (PDF) Popular Birding Places East Mountains Albion Basin Big Cottonwood Canyon Desolation Trail, Mill Creek Canyon Emigration Canyon Little Cottonwood Canyon Mill Creek Canyon Silver Lake Boardwalk Tanner's Flat Campground The Spruces Campground West Salt Lake Valley / Great Salt Lake Butterfield Canyon Coon Canyon Great Salt Lake Marina -- South Shore Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve  (restricted) Lee Creek Lee Kay Ponds Saltair South Shore -- Great Salt Lake Yellow Fork Canyon North Urban Areas City Cemetery City Creek Canyon Cottonwood Park, Jordan River Parkway Decker Lake Jordan River Parkway Liberty Park Marshy Wetlands (near Salt Lake Int. Airport) Memory Grove Miller Bird Refuge / Bonneville Glen Red Butte Gardens Riverside Park, Jordan River Parkway South Urban Areas Cougar Park Dimple Dell Regional Park Jordan River Parkway Mehraban Wetlands Park  (Draper Wetlands) Murray Section of Jorday River Parkway Parley's Historic and Nature Area Tanner Park      Bird Sightings Recent Sightings in Salt Lake County Rare Birds Seen in Salt Lake County Checklists Jordan River Parkway - Murray  |  PDF version (12 pages - seasonal, abundance) County Checklist  (website) Birding Organizations Great Salt Lake Audubon Society Salt Lake Birders Birding Records           Salt Lake County Listing Records National Lands Mount Olympus Wilderness  GORP | Twin Peaks Wilderness    GORP | Wasatch-Cache National Forest  GORP | State Parks Jordan River, Salt Lake City  Parks & Rec. | This is the Place  Parks & Rec. |