Popular Birding Places
Summit County
  

Sunset over Blanchard    by Tim Gorman    ©Tim Gorman
  

 Bald Mountain
  

Blacks Fork  [Utah Birding Trails]

Directions: Go south from Mountain View, Wyoming on WY-410 to Robertson (about 8 miles away) and continue west about 5 more miles to the Blacks Fork Road. Turn south on Blacks Fork Road and go 14 miles to Meeks Cabin Reservoir, then another 11 miles to East Blacks Fork campground and trailhead. (Four miles south of Meeks Cabin Reservoir,  FR-073 takes off east to China Meadows which is about 10 miles away) .

Description: This summer birding area is part of Wasatch-Cache National Forest.  The habitat varies from sagebrush in the lower elevations to spruce-fir up higher.  Birds are especially abundant in the aspen and riparian areas. (Restrooms and campgrounds are available).

Birding:  You can bird the whole road from the turnoff west of Robertson, Wyoming to the East Blacks Fork Trailhead.  You can also backpack from the East Blacks Fork Trailhead to the higher elevations.
(You can also continue on to China Meadows by backtracking on the road about 5 miles to FR-073 and going east about 10 miles or so).

Birds: Golden Eagle, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Clark's Nutcracker, Gray Jay,  Hermit Thrush, Lincoln's Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow and Song Sparrow

Nearby: China Meadows, State Line Reservoir, Henry's Fork, Dahlgreen's Creek

Specialty Birds: (Possible in the higher elevations) Black Rosy-Finch and White-tailed Ptarmigan

China Meadows [Utah Birding Trails]

Directions:  Go south from Mountain View, Wyoming, on WY-410 for about 7 miles.  Instead of following the main road that turns west go straight on WY-246 south for about 8 miles to where the road forks.  Take the left fork (FR-013) to the State Line Reservoir about 6 more miles away. As you continue on, you'll pass the Bridger Lake turnoff in about a mile, but continue on FR-072 about 3 miles and you'll reach China Meadows.

Description:  This summer birding area is part of Wasatch-Cache National Forest which consists mainly of wet meadows, open water, riparian, and aspen habitats.  (Restrooms campgrounds and picnic areas are available).

Nearby: State Line Reservoir, Blacks Fork, Henry's Fork, Dahlgreen's Creek

Birds:  Green-winged Teal, Northern Harrier, Hairy Woodpecker, Spotted Sandpiper, Common Nighthawk, Gray Jay, Mountain Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, American Pipit, Western Tanager, Lincoln's Sparrow, Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin

Dahlgreen's Creek

Directions:  Go east of Salt Lake City on I-80 into Wyoming.  Take Exit 34 going to Mountain View through Fort Bridger.  In Mountian View go right on WY 410.  A couple of miles before the town of Robertson, take Uinta County road 246 south about 12 miles and turn left on FR 017.  Go 4.6 miles to Dahlgreen's Creek. 

Nearby: China Meadows, Blacks Fork, Henry's Fork, State Line Reservoir

Echo Reservoir

Directions:   From Salt Lake City go east on I-80 about 40 miles.  The reservoir is on the east of the freeway between Coalville and Echo.

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Henry's Fork-Upper Basin
  

Mirror Lake  (In Duchesne County)
  

Rockport State Park

Directions:  Take Exit 156 at Wanship on I-80 and go south on UT 32 about 6 miles to the state park and reservoir.

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State Line Reservoir   ~ suggested by Oliver Hansen

Directions:  Wyoming Route:   Go south from Mountain View, Wyoming, on WY-410 for about 7 miles.  Instead of following the main road that turns west go straight on WY-246 south for about 8 miles to where the road forks.  Take the left fork (FR-013) to the State Line Reservoir about 6 more miles away.
     Utah Route: [this is a long unpaved road that may be impassible early in the spring] From UT-150 (Mirror Lake Road) about 15 miles north of Mirror Lake (~6 miles south of the Wyoming border), take Forest Road 058 (North Slope Road) going east.  In the first 16 miles you'll pass the Mill Creek Guard Station, Fish Lake and Lyman Lake.  A couple of miles past Lyman Lake you'll come to FR 065 going to Blacks Fork. turn left and go about a mile north, then turn right where FR058 continues east.  Hewinta Guard Station is about 6 miles, Chine Meadows is about 5 miles further and State Line Reservoir is about 3 miles from there.

Nearby: China Meadows, Blacks Fork, Henry's Fork, Dahlgreen's Creek

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Soapstone Basin Road

(Mostly in Wasatch County)

Trial Lake

Directions: Go east of Kamas on UT 150 about 25.7 miles to turnoff to the lake and campgrounds on the left side of the road.

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Gilbert Peak Waterfall    by Tim Gorman    ©Tim Gorman