Rare Birds Seen in Millard County

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

  
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
  • 20 May 1959 - Clear Lake, Millard Co. by Donald E. Neilson (male specimen collected)

Wood Stork

  • 16 Sep 1938 - Clear Lake, Millard Co. by U.S. Biological Survey

Upland Sandpiper

  • 9 Sep 1989 - Kaufman's Ranch, near Black Rock, Millard Co., by Merrill Webb, Mark Bromley, Tim Heletjaris, Doug Kirkpatrick, Jim Matheson, Bob Parsons (post-breeding plumage, probably adult ) [UFO]

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

  • 4 Sep 2000 - Pruess Lake, south of Garrison, Millard Co., by Rita Schlageter, Jim Healy, Hugh Hawkins, JeAnne Strott, Carolyn titus (Juvenile) | Sight Record | Hotline ReportUOS report |

Red Phalarope

  • 1 Oct 1989 - Kaufman Ranch, Millard Co.by Ella Sorensen, Richard Sorensen (one non-breeding adult) | UOS report |

Least Tern

  • 20 May 2005- 1.5 miles southwest of Salt Marsh Lake, Millard Co., by Lu Giddings, Larry Tripp (one)  | Hotline Report |  Sight Record |

  • 3 Jun 2005 - North of Milford along 257, Millard Co., by Rick Fridell, Larry Tripp, Kevin Wheeler, Pam Larson | Sight Record |

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

  • 4 Sep 1965 - 1.5 miles northwest of Lynndyl, Millard Co., by William E Ritter

Northern Parula

Black-throated Blue Warbler

  • 27 Sep 1974 - at the headquarters of Desert Ranch Experimental Station, Millard Co., reported by Porter and Pritchett (immature male or race D. c. caerulescens)
  • 29 May 2004 - 30 miles S. of Callao,7 miles E. of Gandy, Millard Co., by Dana Green, Larry Tripp (male)  | Birdnet Report | Sight Record | UOS report |

Ovenbird

  • 6 Sep 1985 - Kaufman Ranch, Blackrock, Millard Co., by Paul Lehman | UOS report |

Cassin's Sparrow

  • 9 to 22 Jun 1999 - Wah Wah Valley, Millard Co., by Steve Hedges, Lew Wilkinson, Mark Stackhouse, Terry Sadler  (one adult male)  | Hotline Report | UOS report |
  • 23 May 2001 - 1 mile east of the Nevada border. So. of Gandy, Millard Co., by Terry Sadler (adult)  | GBR Report |Sight Record | UOS report |

Clay-colored Sparrow

  • 1 Jun 2005 - East of Crystal Peak along Black Rock-Garrison Road, Millard Co., by Terry Sadler. (one adult)   | Sight Record |

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