Rare Birds Seen in Davis County

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

  
Cackling Goose
  • 26 Mar 2008 - Farmington Bay WMA, Davis Co.,  by David Jensen, Bob Huntington, and Deedee O’Brien (unknown age and gender - photo) | Sight Record |

American Black Duck

  • 16 Oct 1965 - near Farmington Bay, Davis Co
  • 8 Nov 1947 - Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis Co. (banded bird collected during hunting season) | UOS report |
  • 22 Nov 1951 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co. (specimen in U of U collection)
  • 15 Oct 1967 - Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis Co. (banded bird collected during hunting season) | UOS report |

Garganey

  • 27 Oct 1996 -Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co, by Terry Sadler  | UOS report |

Harlequin Duck

  • 1 Nov 1991 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co. by  Craig Kneedy, Terry Sadler, Ella Sorensen (one female) | UOS report |
  • 25 Sep 1993 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co. by Ella Sorensen, Craig Kneedy, others (photo by Craig Kneedy - one female) similar sightings in same area through May 1995. | UOS report |

Black Scoter

  • 13,14 Nov 1982 - west end of the Antelope Island Causeway, Great Salt Lake, Davis Co. by Michael Tove, Alan Grenon, Ella Sorensen, Mark Bromley, Merrill Webb, others (photo - adult female)
  • 7-13 Nov 2004 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co. by Joel and Kathy Beyer (an adult female)   | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |
  • 11 to 22 Nov 2005 - Antelope Island State Park Causeway in Davis Co., by Jack Binch, Pat Jividen, Peggy Eisenberg, Steve and Cindy Sommerfeld, Steve Carr, others. (two females - photo by Jack Binch)  | Sight Record |

Red-necked Grebe

  • 3 Dec 1970 - between Syracuse and North end of Antelope Island, Davis Co. by Leah Foerster

Brown Pelican

  • 27 May 1944 - Farmington Bay Project, Davis Co. by Claude T. Barnes

Little Blue Heron

  • Fall 1974 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co. by Kashin (immature white phase)

Tricolored Heron

  • 15 May 1947 - Farmington Bay Refuge, Davis Co. One seen by Calvin D. Wilson.
  • 19 Jun 1973 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co., by Dorothy Platt  (photo) 

Wood Stork

  •  [1930s - Observations in Box Elder, Davis, Salt Lake, Millard, and Piute Counties]

Pacific Golden-Plover

Wandering Tattler

  • 11 to 18 Sep 2005 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Pomera Fronce, Jack Binch, Tim Avery, Milt Moody, others.  (juvenile - photos by PF, JB, TA and MM)  | Sight Record |

Upland Sandpiper

  • 28 Aug 2009 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Keith Evans, Paul Higgins, Steve Somerfeld, Cindy Somerfeld, John Bellmon, Jack Rensel, Jack Binch  (one - photos)  | Sight Record |

Hudsonian Godwit

  • 24 Apr 2005 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Doug Schonewald. (one adult)  | Sight Record |

  • 22 Apr 2007 - Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area, Davis Co.,  by Joel Beyer, Kathy Beyer, and Tim Avery. (adult male - photos by TA)   | Sight Record |

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

  • 13,14 Oct 2007 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co.,  by Tim Avery, Mark Stackhouse, David Wheeler, Joel Beyer, Kathy Beyer, Steve Sommerfeld, and Cindy Sommerfeld. (juvenile- photos by TA)   | Sight Record |

Curlew Sandpiper

  • 14 Aug, 12 Sep 2005 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co. by Joel and Kathy Beyer, others.  (one individual)  | Sight Record |

Ruff

  • 21 Oct 2007 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Kathy Beyer and Joel Beyer. (juvenile)  | Sight Record |
  • 27 Dec 2008 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co,, by Jack Binch, Paul Higgins and many others. (female - photos)  | Sight Record |

Red Phalarope

  • 11 Nov 2006 - On the Antelope Island Causeway, North side, Davis Co., by Kimberly Roush (adult - photos and drawings by KR)   | Sight Record | Hotline Report |

Black-legged Kittiwake

  • 6-13 Nov 2009 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Jack Binch, Rick Fridell, Paul Higgins and many others  (adult - photos)   | Sight Record |

Little Gull

  • 13 Dec 2001 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., Terry Sadler and many others  (basic-plumage adult) | Hotline Report |  | Sight Record | UOS report |
  • 7-13 Nov 2009 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Jack Binch, Ryan O'Donnell, Rick Fridell and many others  (adult - photos)  | Sight Record |

Lesser-Black-backed Gull

  • 5 Jan 2004 - Bountiful Landfill, Davis County by Eric Huish, KC Childs | Sight Record | Hotline Report | UOS report |
  • 22 Feb 2004 -  was seen at Farmington Bay, Davis Co., on  by Joel and Kathy Beyer.(2nd winter)  | Sight Record | Hotline Report | UOS report |
  • 3 January 2005 -Bountiful Landfill, Davis Co., by Tim Avery and Ken Behrens. (one first winter) | Sight Record |

  • 24-26 Oct 2009 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Jack Binch, Paul Higgins, Jeff Bilsky and Tim Avery  (adult - photos)   | Sight Record |

  • 8-11 Nov 2009 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Kris Purdy, Keith Evans, Jack Rensel and many others (3rd winter - photos)   | Sight Record |

Glaucous-winged Gull 

  • 12 Nov 2000 - Farmington Bay WMA, Davis Co., by Terry Sadler (juvenile/1st winter)  | Sight Record | UOS report |
  • 18 Nov 2000 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis Co., by Terry Sadler (first winter)  | Sight Record | UOS report |
  • 3 January 2005 - Bountiful Landfill, Davis Co.,by Tim Avery and Ken Behrens. (one adult)  | Sight Record |

Black-billed Cuckoo

  • 9 Jul 1951 - Bountiful, Davis Co., by Behle and Selander  (female specimen, with eggs in the oviducts  - U of U collection)

Snowy Owl

  • 5 Apr. 1953 - south of Centerville, Davis Co.(Sight record)
  • 26 Jan 1967 - 4 miles west of Syracuse, Davis Co., (specimen in U of U collection)

Chimney Swift

  • 7 May 1912 - west of Kaysville, Davis Co., by Claude T. Barnes (specimen in U of U collection)

Vaux's Swift

  • 28 Oct 1939 - Jordan Fur Farm, Davis Co., reported by Woodbury (dried mummy found in a stovepipe - probably from that spirng or summer - U of U collection

Least Flycatcher

  • 1 Jun 1991 - Ogden River, Ogden, Davis Co., by Craig Kneedy, Stanley Heath  (one adult)

Great Crested Flycatcher

  • 3 Oct 1992 - West Point, Davis Co., by Craig Kneedy  (one adult) | UOS report |

Blue-headed Vireo

  • 18 Aug - 3 Sep 2007 - Garr Ranch, Antelope Island, Davis Co.,  by Merrill Webb, Joel Beyer and Kathy Beyer. (adult - photos by Tim Avery)   | Sight Record

Veery

  • 21 May 1983 - Ranch at Antelope Island, Davis Co., by Donald A. Hadley, John Belman, others (adult)

Northern Parula

  • 5 Sep 1968 - Farmington Bay, Davis Co., by Gleb Kashin (Audubon Field Notes 23 (1): 87.1969 - reported without details)

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

  • 13 Aug 2005 - Garr Ranch, Antelope Island, Davis Co., by Keith Evans, Jack Rensel, Carolyn Somer, others (adult female) | Sight Record |

Yellow-throated Warbler

McCown's Longspur

  • 6 Jan 1988 - Layton, Davis Co., by Craig Kneedy (one adult male) | UOS report |
  • 11 Sep 2002 - on the road to Garr Ranch, on Antelope Island, Davis Co., by Chris Wood, Leader of a Wings Tours   | Birdnet ReportSight Record |

Chestnut-collared Longspur

  • 21 Dec 2007 - Along Glover Lane, Davis Co.,  by Bryan Shirley, Larene Wyss, Steve Sommerfeld, Cindy Sommerfeld, Paul Higgins, Tim Avery, and others. (possible adult male - photo)  | Sight Record |

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