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Lee Kay Ponds |
Lee Kay Ponds by Eric Huish (same for picture below) |
Directions: From I-215 exit 21, California Ave, drive west 5 miles.
(address: 5800 West 1400 South) The ponds are on the south side of the
road. Turn left into the entrance with the pale brown welcome sign. Even if
the gates across the roads leading south are open, vehicle access is not
permitted on those roads. Birds: Winter, practically every gull on Utah checklist has visited here. Common Merganser, various diving ducks, some puddle ducks, pelicans and cormorants in summer. Herons and egrets and Great-tailed Grackles are sometimes common in summer. Winter buteos and summer buteos, Bald Eagles in winter, Kestrels, Peregrine and Prairie Falcons. Good place to check in on practically any time of the year, because so many different birds have been seen there in the fairly short time it has been open. ~ Steve Carr eBird Data: | Lee Kay Ponds | 7200 West (I-80 to 1300 S) |
Other: A spotting scope is necessary. Observe from the road, from the
small parking spots along the road, or from the observation pavilion.
Walkers can proceed through the gates to view the ponds from the south side
where the light conditions are better for birding and photographing. For
more information, call the Lee Kay Center at (801)972-1326. ... someone asked the other day about the locked gates. I have asked about this, as they have always been locked when I've gone. I was told that although you can't drive around the pond, you are allowed to walk around past the gates. ~ Cathleen Caron Access to Lee Kay Center
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