Birdnet Hotline Highlights

  
June 20
15
 
Review Species Reported this month:
   
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  Uintah Co.
   
Least Flycatcher  Box Elder Co., Cache Co.

BEAVER COUNTY

Brent Farnsworth (3 June 2015) - [Little Reservoir/Kent's Lake] - 31 species total:
    --  Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Wild Turkey, Golden Eagle, Spotted Sandpiper, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Williamson's Sapsucker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Hammond's Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Steller's Jay, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Western Tanager, Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin, Evening Grosbeak
 

BOX ELDER COUNTY

Howard Browers (29 June 29015) - [Brigham City] - ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Unmistakable male with black head and back contrasting with bright rose-colored breast and white belly and sides. Feeding on ground below sunflower seed feeder and perching in lilac bush with a male black-headed grosbeak nearby for comparison.

Ian Batterman (22 June 2015) - [Bear River MBR] - Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Red-breasted Merganser, American Bittern, Cattle Egret, Swainson's Hawk, Sora, Marbled Godwit, Eastern Kingbird, Savannah Sparrow. 58 species total.

David Potter (13 June 2015) -  [Bear River MBR] - 48 species total:
    -- Canada Goose, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Ruddy Duck, California Quail, Ring-necked Pheasant, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, American Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, White-faced Ibis, Northern Harrier, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Killdeer, Willet, Long-billed Curlew, Western Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Wilson's Phalarope, Franklin's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Short-eared Owl, Black-billed Magpie, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Marsh Wren, European Starling, Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird

Lucinda Mullins (10 June 2015) - [Howell] - Northern Harrier, Swainson's Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Long-billed Curlew

Rachel Leblanc (4 June 2015) - [Willard Bay SP] - LEAST FLYCATCHER. Continuing bird in the northwest portion of the tent campground. 15 species total.
 

CACHE COUNTY

Weston Smith (30 June 2015) - [Monte Cristo Road] - Purple Martin, Mountain Bluebird. 21 species total.

Andrew Durso
(27 June 2015) - [Hyde Park Canyon] - Long-eared Owl.

Cedar Pete (24 June 2015) - [Clarkston] - Barn Owl.

Alex Lamoreaux (20 June 2015) - [Logan Fish Hatchery Pond] - 20 species total:
    -- Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Sandhill Crane, Franklin's Gull, California Gull, Forster's Tern, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Western Kingbird, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, American Robin, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird

Andrew Durso (16 June 2015) - [River Heights, Logan] - Common Nighthawk. 21 species total.

Ryan O'Donnell (9 June 2015) - [144 West Fields, Logan] - Grasshopper Sparrow. 17 species total.

Ryan O'Donnell (4 June 2015) - [Newton Reservoir] - LEAST FLYCATCHER. Continuing, but joined by a third singing male. All three heard at once, from one location, singing the repeated short "che-BK!" song. Some audio and video recorded of one bird. We spent most of this observation period looking for nests and females, but didn't see any. One singing male aggressively escorted a Yellow Warbler and a Western Wood-Pewee from its territory. 27 species total.

Jeff Merkley (3 June 2015) - [Richards Hollow] - 30 species total:
   -- DUSKY GROUSE, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Western Kingbird, Steller's Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, American Dipper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch
 

DAVIS COUNTY

Stephanie Greenwood (24 June 2015) - [Mueller Park Road] - Cordilleran Flycatcher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush. 17 species total.

Tim Avery (20 June 2015) - [Antelope Island Causeway] - Snowy Plover. 21 species total.

Ian Batterman (20 June 2915) - [Garr Ranch] - 20 species total:
   --  Killdeer, California Gull, Mourning Dove, Western Kingbird, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Barn Swallow, American Robin, Sage Thrasher, European Starling, Virginia's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lazuli Bunting

Bryant Olsen (20 June 2015) - [Antelope Island Causeway] - 22 species total:
    -- Canada Goose, Eared Grebe, Great Blue Heron (Blue form), Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Killdeer, Willet (Western), Wilson's Phalarope, Franklin's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Western Kingbird, Common Raven, Barn Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Fred Adler (20 June 2015) - [Glover Lane & GSL Nature Center] - 44 species total:  [highlights]:... American White Pelican,...Black-crowned Night-Heron...Forster's Tern...Great Horned Ow... Eastern Kingbird,...Great-tailed Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird...

Lena Hayashi (7 June 2015) - [Antelope Island SP] - 25 species total:
    -- Gadwall, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Chukar, Eared Grebe, American Avocet, Killdeer, Willet, Long-billed Curlew, California Gull, Burrowing Owl, Western Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Black-billed Magpie, Horned Lark, Barn Swallow, Sage Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, Lark Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird

Jon Watkins (6 June 2015) - [Garr Ranch, Antelope Island] - 15 species total:
    -- Ring-necked Pheasant, Mourning Dove, American Kestrel, Western Wood-Pewee, Western Kingbird, Warbling Vireo (Western), Horned Lark, Barn Swallow, American Robin, European Starling, Yellow Warbler, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird

Stephanie Greenwood (6 June 2015) - [Mueller Park Road] - 7 species total:
    -- Cordilleran Flycatcher, American Robin, Yellow Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lesser Goldfinch
 

GARFIELD  COUNTY

Ryan McDermott (29 June 2015) - [Boulder Road, Anasazi State Park] - 29 species total:
    -- Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Say's Phoebe, Western Kingbird, Pinyon Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Chipping Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Nathan Gross (16 June 2015) - [Bryce Canyon City Ponds] - Townsend's Warbler. A warbler-sized bird with yellow breast, nape and cheek interrupted by black on top of head, across eye, and down throat. Yellow breast gave way to white belly. Black wings with two white wing bars. Tail grayish black. 15 species total. 

Spencer Aston (14 June 2015) - [Calf Creek]:  White-throated Swift, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Peregrine Falcon, Common Raven, Bewick's Wren, Orange-crowned Warbler, Grace's Warbler,
Spotted Towhee

Neil Callister (7 June 2015) - [Bryce Canyon NP] - 17 species total:
   -- Turkey Vulture, White-throated Swift, Hairy Woodpecker, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch, Western Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire, Green-tailed Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed), Western Tanager, Brown-headed Cowbird, Cassin's Finch
 

GRAND  COUNTY

Gus Daly (28 June 2015) - [Matheson Wetlands Preserve] - 23 species:
    --  Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Turkey Vulture, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, INDIGO BUNTING, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch

Glenn Kincaid (25 June 2015) - [Thompson] - Golden Eagle, Burrowing Owl, Prairie Falcon, Say's Phoebe. 10  species total.

Stephen Heinrich (23 June 2015) - [Professor Ranch] - Western Screech Owl, Long-eared Owl.

Glenn Kincaid (22 June 2015) - [Moab] - 14 species:
   --  Mourning Dove, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Barn Swallow, Canyon Wren, American Robin, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, BLUE GROSBEAK, Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch

Lindsey Simmons (11 June 2015) - [Moab KOA] - Cassin's Kingbirds.

Kimball Garrett (8 June 2015) - [Westwater] - Mourning Dove, Gray Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-throated Sparrow

Alex Lamoreaux (8 June 2015) - [Rio Mesa Center] - 36 species total:
    --  Wild Turkey, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Spotted Sandpiper, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Say's Phoebe, Western Kingbird, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo (Western), Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bushtit, Rock Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Western), American Robin, Lucy's Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Spotted Towhee (Rocky Mts.), Lark Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Western Tanager, Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Indigo Bunting, Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch
 

IRON  COUNTY

Steve Hedges (22 June 2015) - [Lower Cedar Canyon] - 18 species total:
    -- Eurasian Collared-Dove, White-throated Swift, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Common Raven, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Lazuli Bunting, Brewer's Blackbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch

Steve Hedges (10 June 2015) - [Eight Mile Spring] - 10 species total:
    --  Golden Eagle, Mourning Dove, Plumbeous Vireo, Pinyon Jay, Common Raven, Northern Mockingbird, Black-throated Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Scott's Oriole
 

KANE  COUNTY

Corey Riding (8 June 2015) - [Coral Cliffs Golf Course, Kanab] - 19 species total:
    --  Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Common Raven, Bewick's Wren, Sage Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Brewer's Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, Cassin's Finch, House Sparrow
 

MILLARD  COUNTY

Neil Paprocki (1 June 2015) - [Painter Spring] - 13 species total:
   --  Golden Eagle, Mourning Dove, Long-eared Owl, Common Poorwill, White-throated Swift, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, American Kestrel, Western Wood-Pewee, Common Raven, Canyon Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Spotted Towhee, Lazuli Bunting
 

MORGAN  COUNTY

Weston Smith (29 June 2015) - [Henefer Lek] - Greater Sage Grouse. 16 species total.

Tim Avery (22 June 2015) - [Jeremy Ranch Road] - 25 species total:
    --  Ruffed Grouse, Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Common Nighthawk, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), American Kestrel, Black-billed Magpie, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, House Wren, American Dipper, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored), Song Sparrow, Brewer's Blackbird

Weston Smith (10 June 2015) - [Stoddard] - 50 species total:
    -- Mallard, California Quail, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Virginia Rail, Sandhill Crane, California Gull, Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher,
Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Western Wood-Pewee, Western Kingbird, Black-billed Magpie, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, House Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Bobolink, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Weston Smith (3 June 2015) - [Croydon] - 32 species total:
   --  Chukar, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Say's Phoebe, Western Kingbird, Black-billed Magpie, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, House Wren, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Lark Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird, COMMON GRACKLE, Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow
 

RICH  COUNTY

Taylor Abbott (24 June 2015) - [Bear River Meadows] - 47 species:
   -- Gadwall, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Canvasback, Ring-necked Duck, American Bittern, Snowy Egret, White-faced Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Virginia Rail, Sora, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Black-necked Stilt, Killdeer, Willet, Wilson's Snipe, Wilson's Phalarope, Black Tern, Forster's Tern, Mourning Dove, Common Nighthawk, Belted Kingfisher, American Kestrel, Western Wood-Pewee, Western Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Marsh Wren, American Robin, American Pipit, Yellow Warbler, Brewer's Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Sparrow

Jessica Stokes (14 June 2015) - [Deseret Ranch] - Greater Sage Grouse.

Laurene Joseph (7 June 2015) - [Bear River Meadows] - 43 species total:
    -- Canada Goose, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Double-crested Cormorant, American Bittern, Black-crowned Night-Heron, White-faced Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Sora, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Willet, Long-billed Curlew, Wilson's Snipe, Wilson's Phalarope, California Gull, BLACK TERN, Forster's Tern, American Kestrel, Western Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Marsh Wren, American Robin, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird
 

SALT LAKE  COUNTY

Matthew Pendleton (30 June 2015) - [Taylorsville] - Common Grackles. I saw a post on ubird that there were nesting Common Grackles at this location and that they have been nesting here for years. I heard there distinct calls first and a few minutes later I saw 2 flying around and behind the homes in the area. One flew across the street in front of me.

Bryant Olsen (24 June 2015) - [Holladay] - Band-tailed Pigeon.

Bryant Olsen (22 June 2015) - [City Creek Canyon] - 26 species total:  [highlights]:..Sharp-shinned Hawk,... Belted Kingfisher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher,... Pacific Wren,... Swainson's Thrush,...Orange-crowned Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler,... Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored),...

Kenny Frisch (21 June 2015) - [Coalpit Waterfall Viewpoint, Little Cottonwood Canyon] - Black Swifts. At least 2 individuals flying around. More nighthawk like flight than nearby WTSW and VGSW with long broad wings and broad tail. Showed no white when flying in front of cliffs.

Rachel LeBlanc (21 June 2015) - [Lower Yellowfok Canyon] - 35 species total:  [highlights]:..Cooper's Hawk,... Dusky Flycatcher,... House Wren...Hermit Thrush...Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Virginia's Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler,... Black-throated Gray Warbler,...

David Hollie (17 June 2015) - [Little Dell Reservoir] - Common Loon, Cliff Swallow, Rock Wren, House Wren, Green-tailed Towhee. 22 species total.

Jay Langford (10 June 2015) - [Big Cottonwood Canyon] - 21 species total:  [highlights]:.. WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER,... Dusky Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Townsend's Solitaire, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush,... MacGillivray's Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee,... Western Tanager,...

Bryant Olsen (4 June 2015) - [Red Butte Canyon] - 21 species total:  [highlights]:.. Cooper's Hawk,...Blue-gray Gnatcatcher... MacGillivray's Warbler,... Western Tanager,...

Tim Avery (2 June 2015) - [Silver Lake, Big Cottonwood Canyon] - Northern Goshawk. Large broad-winged accipiter soaring over the aspen on the northwest side of the lake. At a distance the notable features visible were a light-colored body and underwings, and obvious thick white-bands on a wide tail. 17 species total:   [highlights]:..Sharp-shinned Hawk, Northern Goshawk,... Western Wood-Pewee... Fox Sparrow... Western Tanager
 
  -- [Millcreek Canyon] -  22 species total:  [highlights]:.. Flammulated Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Common Poorwill,...Cordilleran Flycatcher,...Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush,... MacGillivray's Warbler,...Green-tailed Towhee,...

Bryant Olsen (1 June 2015) - [Lee Kay Ponds] - 34 species total:  [highlights]:...Neotropic Cormorant,... Black-crowned Night-Heron,... COMMON TERN,...
 

SAN JUAN  COUNTY

Paul Barrus (24 June 2015) - [Hovenweep] - 11 speices:
   -- Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Peregrine Falcon, Gray Flycatcher, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Bushtit, Rock Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-throated Sparrow

Marcy Hafner (19 June 2015) - [Dark Canyon, La Sal Mountains] - 15 species total:
    -- Golden Eagle, Northern Flicker, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Pine Siskin

Andrew Durso (3 June 2015) - [Devil's Canyon CG] - 25 species total:
   --  Wild Turkey, Great Blue Heron, Mourning Dove, ACORN WOODPECKER, Northern Flicker (Red-shafted), Gray Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, Bushtit, Pygmy Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Grace's Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Western Tanager
 

SUMMIT  COUNTY

Joshua Little (28 June 2015) - [Bald Mountain] - Black Rosy-Finch. What a stunning bird! Made me work real hard, but patience paid off, got great looks and decent pics. I think there were probably 2 individuals as I'm positive I heard two at once, but I'm saying 1 just to be conservative. ABA 597!

Dave Hanscom (25 June 2015) - [Bald Mountain] - White-tailed Ptarmigan, American three-toed woodpecker, Mountain Bluebird. 20 species total.

Dave Hanscom (24 June 2015) - [Richardson Flat] - 24 species:
   --  Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Black-billed Magpie, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, American Robin, Vesper Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, American Goldfinch

Dave Hanscom (23 June 2015) - [Rockport SP and Reservoir] - 37 species total:
   -- Canada Goose, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Common Merganser, Western Grebe, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Sora, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Western Wood-Pewee, Western Kingbird, Black-billed Magpie, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Yellow Warbler, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch

Holly Bern (16 June 2015) - [Jeremy Ranch Road] - 38 species total:
    
-- Mallard, Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Mourning Dove, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Willow Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Steller's Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Northern Rough-winged, Barn Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, House Wren, Mountain Bluebird, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee, Song Sparrow, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch
 

TOOELE  COUNTY

Evan Buechley (23 June 2015) - [Grassy Mountains] - Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Western Meadowlark

Carl Lundblad (9 June 2015) - [Tooele Army Depot - Restricted area] - 16 species total:
    --  Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Burrowing Owl, American Kestrel, Western Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Barn Swallow, Sage Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Brewer's Sparrow, Western Meadowlark
 

UINTAH  COUNTY

Cedar Pete (24 June 2015) - [Dinosaur NM, Quarry Area] - 31 species:
    -- Mourning Dove, Common Nighthawk, Common Poorwill, White-throated Swift, Northern Flicker, Prairie Falcon, Gray Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Cliff Swallow, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtit, Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Sage Thrasher, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Western Meadowlark, House Finch

Bryant Olsen (10 June 2015) - [Ouray NWR] - Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Possible, brief visual. Dove sized bird in flight, but tail was very long and rectangular. Poor light eliminated field marks other than shape. 60 species:
    -- Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Gadwall, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Redhead, Ring-necked Pheasant, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Virginia Rail, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Horned Owl, Common Nighthawk, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Plumbeous Vireo, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Cliff Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Rock Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Spotted Towhee (Rocky Mts.), Lark Sparrow, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, American Goldfinch
 

UTAH  COUNTY

Sherree Sheide (30 June 2015) - [Diamond Fork Canyon] - 37 species total: [highlights]:..Red-naped Sapsucker,... Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, MacGillivray's Warbler... Yellow-breasted Chat... Lark Sparrow, Fox Sparrow,... Lincoln's Sparrow,...

Lon Young (28 June 2015) - [River Lane - Sandy Beach] - Marbled Godwit, Herring Gull. 21 species total.

Von Welch (27 June 2015) - [Little Mill East Walkway] - Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Found in the top of a cottonwood tree foraging.

Joshua Little (27 June 2015) - [Lincoln Beach Boat Launch] - Snowy Plover. 22 species total.

Michael Lester (27 June 2015) - [Summit Trailhead] - 14 species total:  [highlights]:..Wild Turkey...Dusky Flycatcher...Hermit Thrush, MacGillivray's Warbler,..., Green-tailed Towhee, ..., Lincoln's Sparrow,...

Von Welch (27 June 2015) - [Nebo Loop]  [highlights]:..Red-Naped Sapsucker, Purple Martin, ... House Wren, Mountain Bluebird,...
   -- [Nebo Creek Trailhead] - 24 species:   [highlights]:..Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, ... Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Cordilleran Flycatcher,...Brown Creeper, House Wren,...Hermit Thrush... Green-tailed Towhee...

Sherree Sheide (25 June 2015) - [American Fork Canyon] - Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 8 species total.

Tim Avery (25 June 2014) - [Fairfield] - 24 species:  [highlights]:..Northern Harrier, Swainson's Hawk,..., Short-eared Owl,... Say's Phoebe,... Loggerhead Shrike,...Horned Lark,...Sage Thrasher, ...Lark Sparrow...

Von Welch (24 June 2015) - [Tibble Fork Reservoir] - 26 species: [highlights]:..Northern Goshawk... White-throated Swift,...Hammond's Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher,... Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush, ... MacGillivray's Warbler,...Green-tailed Towhee... Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin

Susan Lindberg (20 June 2015) - [Goshen Fields] - Bobolink.

Donel Jensen (19 June 2015) - [Top of Tie Fork] - Dusky Grouse, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-naped Sapsucker

Suzi Holt (16 June 2015) - [Nebo Loop] - PURPLE MARTINS.

Jeff Cooper (13 June 2015) - [Alpine Loop East] - 10 species total: Wild Turkey, Flammulated Owl,
Great Horned Owl, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Poorwill,
American Robin, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Siskin

Alton Thygerson (10 June 2015) - [Skipper Bay Trail] - 23 species total:  [highlights]:.. Osprey,...Olive-sided Flycatcher... Eastern Kingbird...Great-tailed Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole

Steve Clark (6 June 2015) - [Goshen Fields] - 28 species total: [highlights]:..American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Northern Harrier, Swainson's Hawk, American Avocet, Willet, Long-billed Curlew,...Horned Lark...BLUE GROSBEAK,... Bullock's Oriole

Von Welch (6 June 2015] - [Bridal Veil Falls Overlook] - BLACK SWIFT. 6:15am above the upper falls. Dark swift shape with squarish tail. Larger than white throated swifts. Possibly 2 other individuals. Gone within 3 minutes.13 species total:  -- Mallard, Black Swift, White-throated Swift, Peregrine Falcon, Warbling Vireo, Violet-green Swallow, American Dipper, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Towhee

Suzi Holt (5 June 2015) - [Diamond Fork Canyon] - 47 species total:  [highlights]:..Cooper's Hawk, ... Virginia Rail, Spotted Sandpiper...White-throated Swift... Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, ... Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,...BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, Yellow-breasted Chat, Green-tailed Towhee,... Lark, Sparrow... Western Tanager,... Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch,... Gray Catbird

Von Welch (5 June 2015) - [200 N 2520 West, Provo] - Wood Ducks on pond. Continuing.

Merrill Webb (4 June 2015) - [Nebo Creek Road] - 28 species total: [highlights]:..Common Nighthawk...Lewis's Woodpecker... Mountain Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, ... Green-tailed Towhee,...Fox Sparrow...Lesser Goldfinch

Von Welch (4 June 2015) - [5000 West, Alpine] - WHITE-WINGED DOVE.

Sherree Sheide (4 June 2015) - [Highland Glen Park] - 15 species total: [highlights]:..Caspian Tern... Warbling Vireo...

Amber Knieriem (3 June 2015) - [Provo Airport Dike] - 33 species total:  [highlights]:...Cinnamon Teal, Redhead, California Quail, Ring-necked Pheasant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron... Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, ... Eastern Kingbird, Marsh Wren,...Bullock's Oriole...

Donel Jensen (3 June 2015) - [Skipper Bay Trail] - 25 species total: [highlights]:...Cinnamon Teal, Osprey,... Spotted Sandpiper... Eastern Kingbird,...Savannah Sparrow,... Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, American Goldfinch

Justin Barton (2 June 2015) - [Alpine Loop Road and Trailhead] - 30 species total: [highlights]: ...Cooper's Hawk,... Great Horned Owl,... Red-naped Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker,... Western Wood-Pewee, Warbling Vireo, Steller's Jay, American Crow,... Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush,... Orange-crowned Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler..., Western Tanager,... Pine Siskin

Taylor Abbott (2 June 2015) - [Fort Utah Park, Provo] - Common Grackles.

Sherree Sheide (2 June 2015) - [Grove Creek Canyon, Pleasant Grove] - 20 species total: [highlights]: ...Cooper's Hawk,... Willow Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo,... Mountain Chickadee, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,... Western Tanager...

Amber Knieriem (1 June 2015) - [Provo Canyon] - 17 species total: [highlights]: ... Belted Kingfisher,... Yellow-breasted Chat, Fox Sparrow,..., Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole...

Robert Zajko 91 (June 2015) - [Lake Mountains -- Soldier's Pass Rd] - Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk

Jeremy Gardner (1 June 2015) - [Provo Canyon] - 15 species total:
   -- Great Horned Owl, Northern Flicker, Cliff Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, American Dipper, American Robin, Sage Thrasher, European Starling, Virginia's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Bullock's Oriole, House Sparrow
 

WASATCH COUNTY

Merrill Webb (28 June 2015) - [Soapstone B.B.S.] - American Three-toed Woodpecker. Dark woodpecker with variably white back, narrow white eyebrow and barred flanks. Was flaking off outer bark on sick conifers. Saw the yellow crown on one of them. 44 species total:
    --  Turkey Vulture, Swainson's Hawk, Wilson's Snipe, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Red-naped Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Hammond's Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Cliff Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Rock Wren, House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Bluebird, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Pine Grosbeak, Cassin's Finch, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin

Cedar Pete (24 June 2015) - [Heber City] - Osprey.

Suzi Holt (20 June 23015) - [Jordanelle State Park] - Common Grackle.

Jeff Cooper (9 June 2015) - [Cascade Scenic Drive] - Ruffed Grouse, Flammulated Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Poorwill

Bryant Olsen (9 June 2015) - [Strawberry] - 53 species total:
   -- Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Common Merganser, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, American White Pelican, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Wilson's Snipe,
California Gull, Caspian Tern, Long-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Nighthawk, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Red-naped Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, American Robin, Orange-crowned Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Green-tailed Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed), Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird, Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch
 

WASHINGTON COUNTY

John Schijf (29 June 2015) - [Forest Park, St George] - Anna's Hummingbird.

Matt Fischer (20 June 2015)- [Brooks Nature Park] -  Costa's Hummingbird, Lucy's Warbler.

Jeff Hardy (20 June 2015) - [Zion NP Visitors Center &CG] - Summer Tanager, Western Bluebird. 12 species total.
   -- [Angel's Landing] - 9 species total:  Wild Turkey, Turkey Vulture, SPOTTED OWL, Violet-green Swallow, Canyon Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Hermit Thrush, Yellow Warbler

Daniel Cornelius (16 June 2015) - [Brooks Nature Park, St George] - Phainopepla, Hooded Oriole, Cassin's Finch.

Bill Hunter (16 June 2015) - [Confluence Park, St. George] - Greater Roadrunner, Crissal's Thrasher. 13 species total.

Shawn Langston (15 June 2015) [ Riverside Marsh, St. George] - Bell's Vireo. 22 species total.

Shawn Langston (11 June ) - [Stratton Pond, St. George] - Neotropic Cormorant.

Taylor Abbott (7 June 2015) - [Washington Fields] - 13 species total:
    -- Ring-necked Pheasant, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Greater Roadrunner, Burrowing Owl, Lesser Nighthawk, Say's Phoebe, House Wren, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Blue Grosbeak, Western Meadowlark, House Finch

Maurice DeMille (7 June 2015) - [Grafton] - Common Blackhawk.

Sherree Sheide (6 June 2015) -[Grafton] - 32 species total:
    --  Gambel's Quail, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Eurasian Collared-Dove, American Kestrel,
Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Vermilion Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Cassin's Kingbird, 
Western Kingbird, Common Raven, Northern Rough-winged Swallow , Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, American Robin, European Starling, Phainopepla, Yellow-breasted Chat, Spotted Towhee, Black-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Brown-headed Cowbird, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Bill Hunter (6 June 2015) - [Sunriver Golf Course] - Greater Roadrunner, Hooded Oriole. 16 species total. Birds at feeders or in and around golf course behind house. All considered "backyard" birds.

Steve Butterworth (6 June 2015) - [Utah Hill] - 12 species total:
    -- Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Gray Vireo, Common Raven, Bushtit, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Spotted Towhee, Black-chinned Sparrow, Lesser Goldfinch

Shyloh Robinson (5 June 2015) - [Virgin, UT] - Inca Dove.
 

WEBER COUNTY

Jeff and Bonnie Jorgensen (23 June 2015) - [Causey Reservoir] - Golden Eagle. 7 species total.

Jared Brabazon (20 June 2015) - [Ben Lomond] - 12 species total:
    --  Red-tailed Hawk, Lewis's Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Mountain Chickadee, Rock Wren, Hermit Thrush, Spotted Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Western Tanager, Lazuli Bunting

Lance Newman (19 June 2015) - [Beus Pond] - 14 species total:
     --  Graylag Goose (Domestic type), Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Warbling Vireo, Western Scrub-Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, Yellow Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch

   

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