Rare Birds Seen in Juab County

Sightings Accepted by the Utah Bird Records Committee
(includes records through 2005)
  

  

Cackling Goose

  • 3 Jun, 19 Jul 2007 - Pintail Unit and Ibis Unit at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co., by Jack Skalicky. (adult)  | Sight Record |

 Black Scoter

  • 24 Oct 1994 - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co., by Jay Banta (three females) | UOS report

Yellow-billed Loon

  • 16 Nov 1991 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co. by PG, Jay Banta, Ella Sorensen, Craig Kneedy (photo by Jay Banta)  | UOS report |

Reddish Egret

  • 2-8 Aug 2007 - Shoveller Unit at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co.,  by Pat Jividen, Angie Branch, Deloy Pack, and Robert Sims, others. (one - photos by RS, Jack Binch & Milt Moody)   | Sight Record |

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Wood Stork

  • 24 Jun 1973 - Fish Springs, Juab Co. by Kraft  (one)

White-tailed Kite 

  • 10 Nov 1986 - Long valley 2-3 miles southeast of Chicken Creek Res., Juab Co., by Merrill Webb, Mark Bromley, Bob Parsons, Rickey Liu, Jim Matheson (photo - adult in winter plumage)

Ruddy Turnstone 

  • 30 May1990 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Peter Paton, Joseph Engler  (one adult) | UOS report |
  • 9-25 Aug 1995 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Erich Gilbert (one in  breeding plumage and one in basic plumage) | UOS report |

Hudsonian Godwit

  • 5 Sep 2005 - Pintail Unit, Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Rick Fridell  and Kristen Comella (juvenile - photos by RF)  | Sight Record | Hotline Report |

Parasitic Jaeger 

  • 8 Sep 1985; -Yuba Res., Juab Co., by Steve Hedges, V. J. Hedges (one juvenile) | UOS report |

Long-tailed Jaeger

  • 9 Jun 1993 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Shannon Fennell, Jay Banta, Matthew deRosier (photo by Jay Banta) | UOS report |

Black-legged Kittiwake

  • 12 Mar 1972 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., found dead by Jim Harrison (male specimen in U of U collection)

Least Tern

  • 3 June 1981 - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co. by Larry Malone (one)
  • 12 June 1993 - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co. by David Wheeler (adult) UOS report |

Red-breasted Sapsucker

  • 15 Oct 1993 - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co., by Terry Sadler  (one adult)  | UOS report |

Eastern Phoebe

  • 15 Oct 2006 - Fish Springs, Juab Co., by Jack Skalicky and Darren, Bryan, Devin, and Dennis Shirley (one adult)  | Sight Record | Hotline Report |

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

  • 16-21 Oct 1992 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Matt deRosier (photo by Matt deRosier) | UOS report |

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

  • 30 May 2000 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Tyler Hicks, Jay Banta (adult male was banded)  | Sight RecordHotline Report | UOS report |
  • 31 May 2009 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Colby Neuman and Tom Neuman. (adult male - photos)  | Sight Record |

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Palm Warbler

  • 25 May 1968 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., (two)
  • 29 Sep 1988 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Joseph Engler  (one fall plumage) | UOS report 1UOS report 2 |

Canada Warbler

  • 31 May 1975 - Callao, Juab Co., (specimen found was partially decomposed - BYU collection)

McCown's Longspur

  • 5-8 Oct 1988 - Fish Springs, NWR, Juab Co., by Joseph Engler (immature)  | UOS report |
  • 16-19 Nov 1990 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by  Joseph Engler, Craig Kneedy, Ella Sorensen (photo by Joseph Engler - two non-breeding) | UOS report |

Painted Bunting

  • 24 Jul - 8 Aug 2007 - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co., by Matt Mills, Randy Larsen, Aaron Robinson, Colby Neuman . d by RL, CN, and others. (adult male - photos by RL, CN and others)  | Sight Record |

Rusty Blackbird

  • 7 Jan-10 Feb 1990 - Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab Co., by  Joseph D. Engler, Craig Kneedy, many others  (one adult female)  | UOS report |
  • 4-17 Jan 2009 - Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., by Terry and Pam Sadler and many others. (one female - photos)  | Sight Record

       

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