Rare Birds Seen in Iron County

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

  
Brown Pelican

Neotropic Cormorant

  • 31 Aug 0 19 Oct 2007 - Quichapa Lake, Iron Co., by Rick Fridell, others. (juvenile - photos by RF)    | Sight Record |

Wood Stork

  • 1 Oct 1872 - Rush Lake, Iron Co. by H. W. Henshaw (two specimens taken)

Hudsonian Godwit 

  • 28 Apr 1968 - Cedar City, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie (six individuals)

Vaux's Swift

  • 31 Aug 1964 - The Gap, west of Prowan, Iron Co., (three)
  • 20 May 1983 - Cedar City, Iron Co., by Steve Hedges (adult)

Magnificent Hummingbird

  • 24 Aug 1962 - 3 miles northwest of Parowan, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie
  • 24 Aug 1971 - Cedar City, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie

Red-headed Woodpecker 

  • 17 Feb 1968 - Near Cedar City, Iron Co., by Stewart Muri

Black-throated Blue Warbler

  • 20 May 1963 - Cedar City, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie
  • 19 Aug 1963 - Cedar City, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie
  • 10 Sep 1963 - Cedar City, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie
  • 24 Sep 1988 - Beryl, Iron Co., by Ella Sorensen, Richard Sorensen, Craig Kneedy (male) | UOS report |

Ovenbird

  • 26 May 1986 - Beryl, Iron Co., by Richard Sorensen, Ella Sorensen (photo by Ella Sorensen) | UOS report |
  • 24 Sep1988 - Beryl, Iron Co., by Craig Kneedy, Richard Sorensen, Ella Sorensen | UOS report |

Clay-colored Sparrow

  • 1963,63,65 - area of Cedar City, Iron Co., by  Stewart Murie (species seen many times in spring and fall of each year)

McCown's Longspur

  • 24 Nov 1966 - Cedar Valley, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie

Chestnut-collared Longspur

  • 25 Nov 1966 - Cedar Valley, Iron Co., by Stewart Murie

Common Redpoll

  • 19, 23 Nov 1962 - Parowan, Iron Co., by Murie (several observed at close range)

Lawrence's Goldfinch  

  • 2,3 Oct 2002 - Chekshani Cliffs south of Kanarraville, Iron Co., by Steve Summers and the next day by Rick Fridell  (winter adult male)  | Birdnet Report | Sight Records | UOS report |

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