Red-breasted x Red-napped
Sapsucker
     O-2022-03

6 Oct 2022 - Kaysville
    Davis Co.,  by Caleb Stroh

Note:   Red-breasted Sapsucker was on the Review List until 2019 and is considered an "occasional" species in Utah.  Red-napped Sapsucker is a "common summer / rare winter" species in Utah.  A sighting of a Hybrid between the two is very rare.

Black Swift
     O-2022-02

25 Jun 2022 - Little Deer Creek falls
    Duchesne Co.,  by Bryant Olsen

Note:   This is the only the second documented nest of Black Swifts observed in Utah and the first with photos - including a video.

Lesser Nighthawk
     O-2022-01

15 May 2022 - Utah Lake North Shore Trail
     Utah Co.,  by Quinn Diaz, Natalia Bell

Note:   This species is found regularly in the very southern part of Utah, but is very rare in the northern part of the state.

Hermit x Townsend's Warbler hybrid
     O-2020-03

23 Aug 2020 - River Lane
     Utah Co.,  by Kendall Watkins

Note:   Hermit Warbler are usually found in the Southern-most quarter of the state.  This is a first indication of that species in Utah County.

Bendire's Thrasher  x Northern Mockingbird
hybrid?
     O-2020-02

30 May 2018 - Middleton Wash (Between Mall and Black Ridge),
     Washington Co.,  by Mike Schijf

Note:   This may be a very odd northern mockingbird, or a hybrid that has never been previously documented in the wild.

Baltimore x Bullock's
          Oriole hybrid
     O-2020-01

12 Jun 2020 - Tracy Aviary's Jordan River Nature Center
     Salt Lake Co.,  by Bryant Olsen

Note:  This is the first report we've received of a possible female Baltimore Oriole x Bullock's Oriole hybrid nesting in Utah.

Neotropic Cormorant
     O-2019-01

29 May 2019 - Bear River MBR, Box Elder Co.,  by John Neill

Note:  The first documented sighting of a Neotropic Cormorant in Utah was in August of 2007. The numbers of sightings has gradually increased since then. This is possibly the first documented nest for this species in the state.

Brown-crested Flycatcher
     O-2018-05

10 Sep 2018 - Grand Gulch Primitive Area, San Juan Co.,  by Ryan Carle

Note:  In Utah this species is found mainly in Washington County.  The only other counties with sightings for this species are Garfield and San Juan Co. (like this one).  But these sighting are very rare.

Greater Roadrunner
     O-2018-04

28 Jul - 26 Aug 2018 - Private property in Grand Co.,  by Katherine McGill

Note:  This is the first documentation of nesting for this species in this part of Utah.  Most  sightings and reports of nesting are from Washington County and surrounding area.

Broad-winged Hawk
     O-2018-03

21 Jun 2018 - Farmington Canyon, Davis Co.,  by Kristin M. Purdy

Note:  This is only the second summer sighting of this species before September in Utah.  The first was 9 years earlier in Salt Lake Co and is documented in record O-2018-02 below.

Broad-winged Hawk
     O-2018-02

5 Jun 2009 - Private property, Salt Lake Co.,  by Pomera M. Fronce

Note:  There are few sight records for this species in the Intermountain West during the summer months.  This is the first summer sighting before September in Utah.

Black-and-white Warbler
     O-2018-01

8 May 2018 - Lytle Ranch Preserve, Washington Co.,  by Rachel LeBlanc

Note: This warbler is found mainly in the eastern United States and in Utah the rare sightings have been mostly in northern Utah.  .

Phainopepla
     O-2017-01

14 Oct 2017 - Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake City,  by Wayne Donaldson

Note: Other sightings of Phainopepla in the state have been in the three southern-most counties plus Iron and Grand Counties.

Northern Bobwhite
     O-2016-02

18 Sep 2016 - Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake Co. by John Cederquist

Note: The introduced Northern Bobwhite population in Utah has not been established as a viable population in the state and is not included on the state checklist of wild birds.  Other sightings

Anna's Hummingbird
     O-2016-01

December 2015 - Moab, Grand Co. by Marian Eason

Note: First record for Grand County or any of the adjacent counties in southeastern Utah.

Mandarin Duck
     O-2015-01

Spring 2015 - Little Cottonwood Creek, Murray, Salt Lake Co. by Richard B. Young

Note: "I believe my discovery and photo-documentation of this Mandarin family might be the first graphic evidence of Mandarins breeding in the wild in the Salt Lake valley."  

Swallows (Mutation?)
     O-2014-01

June 2014 - Jordan River, Riverton,  by Karen Robbins

Note: From 10 to 20 yellow-breasted swallows (ranging from pale to "lemon yellow" breasts), shaped like Northern Rough-winged Swallows.

Mexican Duck, or
           Mallard Hybrid
     O-2013-02

1 or 2 Nov 2013 - Steinaker Reservoir, Uintah Co. by Jason Woolley

Note: Mexican Duck is currently considered a subspecies of Mallard .  It, or even a hybrid, is rarely seen in Utah.

Black-throated
            Gray Warbler
     O-2013-01

5 May 2013 - Garr Ranch, Antelope Island by Earl Nelson

Note: On the Antelope Island checklist the Black-thraated Gray Warbler is listed as having been seen only once.

Northern Bobwhite
     O-2012-09

18 Nov 2012 - Emigration Oaks, Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake Co. by Tom Bonk   | Other Sightings |

Note: Because the introduced Northern Bobwhite population in Utah has not been able to survive the hard winters of Utah, it is not deemed to be an established species for the state and is not included on the state checklist of wild birds.

Gray Partridge
     O-2012-08

13 Nov 2012 - Emigration Canon, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. by Jane Wallace

Note: This species is found mainly in the very northern part of Utah.  This is the first documented sighting for Salt Lake County.

Hybrid Sapsucker
     O-2012-07

1 Oct 2012 - Neil Armstrong Rd., International Center, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. by Stephanie Greenwood

Note: This is a hybrid between a rare Red-breasted Sapsucker and the fairly common Red-naped Sapsucker.

Black Swift
     O-2012-06

30 Jul 2012 - Little Deer Creek Falls, Uinta Mountains, Duchesne County. by Bryant Olsen 

Note: Because Black Swifts nest behind waterfalls and are extremely hard to find and identify, any sighting from a new location is very significant.

Northern Bobwhite
     O-2012-05

20 Jun 2012 - Emigration Oaks, Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake Co. by Rob Blackhurst   | Other Sightings |

Note: Because the introduced Northern Bobwhite population in Utah has not been able to survive the hard winters of Utah, it is not deemed to be an established species for the state and is not included on the state checklist of wild birds.

7 Jun 2012 - Woodland Hills, Utah Co. by Scott Abbott & Lyn Bennett

Note: Far north of its usual southern Utah range.

1 Oct 2011 - Green River mile 90, Grand Co, by Brian Healy

Note: A sighting of a Caprimulgus speices -- either a Mexican or an Eastern Whip-poor-will.

3 Mar 2012 - Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake Co. by Phil Helsley

Note: A very early out-of-season sighting of a Western Tanager.

17 Dec 2011 - Logan Golf Course, Logan, Cache Co. by Ryan O'Donnell

Note: This represents only the second known report of this subspecies group for Utah.

5 Feb 2012 - First Dam, Logan, Cache Co. by Ryan O'Donnell