Utah County Birding Records  
  

    

  Life Lists for Residents of Utah County

    Utah

     422  Dennis Shirley
     409  Merrill Webb
     389  Terry Reid
     385  Bryan Shirley
     362  Eric Huish
     362  Milt Moody
     358  Alton Thygerson
     367  Suzi Holt
     358  KC Childs
     356  Ned Bixler
     352  Jeff Cooper
     345  Tuula Rose
     342  Lu Giddings
     341  Steve Clark
     341  Keeli Marvel
     334  Ivan Call
     331  Robert Parsons
     323  Bruce Robinson
     320  Ned Hill
     319  Leena Rogers
     316  Eric Peterson
     314  Matt DeVries
     310  Cliff Miles
     309  Pia DeVries
     309  Cheryl Peterson
     301  Bonnie Williams
     294  Beula Hinkley
     289  Joshua Kreitzer
     284  Robert Williams
     275  Darren Shirley
     274  Oliver Hansen
     266  Taylor Gallagher
     259  Matthew Mills
     258  Sandhya Pindi
     238  Rindee Sannar
     231  Leila Ogden
     219  David Lariviere
 
   
    ABA Area

     806  Dennis Shirley
     751  Bryan Shirley
     715  Ned Hill
     689  Ivan Call
     680  Merrill Webb
     671  Alton Thygerson
     651  Steve Clark
     629  Ned Bixler
     606  Eric Peterson
     589  Keeli Marvel
     564  Darren Shirley
     523  Jeff Cooper
     517  Beula Hinkley
     513  Lana Creer-Harris
     508  Robert Parsons
     501  Suzi Holt
     501  Matthew Mills
     488  Milt Moody
     487  Tuula Rose
     481  David Lariviere
     472  Eric Huish
     455  Lu Giddings
     430  Leena Rogers
     374  Taylor Gallagher
     295  Rindee Sannar
 

    Lower 48 States

     697  Dennis Shirley
     684  Bryan Shirley
     655  Ned Hill
     651  Steve Clark
     632  Merrill Webb
     626  Alton Thygerson
     577  Eric Peterson
     555  Keeli Marvel
     544  Sandhya Pindi
     528  Darren Shirley
     519  Jeff Cooper
     501  Suzi Holt
     469  Eric Huish
     462  Tuula Rose
     461  Milt Moody
     461  David Lariviere
     455  Lu Giddings
     428  Leena Rogers
     356  Taylor Gallagher
     354  Josh Kreitzer
     275  Rindee Sannar
 

       50 States

     805  Dennis Shirley
     750  Bryan Shirley
     716  Merrill Webb
     698  Ned Hill
     686  Alton Thygerson
     651  Steve Clark
     624  Ned Bixler
     584  Darren Shirley
     580  Eric Peterson
     555  Keeli Marvel
     544  Sandhya Pindi
     525  Beula Hinkley
     516  Leena Rogers
     516  Jeff Cooper
     514  Eric Huish
     512  Tuula Rose
     501  Suzi Holt
     495  Milt Moody
     477  Jeff Cooper
     473  David Lariviere
     466  Matt DeVries
     455  Lu Giddings
     444  Leena Rogers
     433  Yvonne Carter
     424  Eric Peterson
     344  Taylor Gallagher
     324  Cliff Miles
     293  Rindee Sannar
  

    AOU Area

   1,500  Dennis Shirley
   1,307  Bryan Shirley
   1,161  Merrill Webb
   1,279  Steve Clark
      858  Darren Shirley
      724  Tuula Rose
      719  Milt Moody
      713  Suzi Holt
      625  Ned Bixler
      606  Eric Peterson
      540  Leena Rogers
      532  Jeff Cooper
      518  Eric Huish
      505  Matt Mills
      373  Taylor Gallagher
      296  Rindee Sannar
  

    Worldwide

   4,444  Dennis Shirley
   4,225  Bryan Shirley
   2,785  Ned Hill
   2,784  Ivan Call
   2,175  Merrill Webb
   2,067  Steve Clark
   1,397  Darren Shirley
   1,251  Milt Moody
      891  Leila Ogden
      855  Eric Peterson
      824  Tuula Rose
      820  Robert Parsons
      773  Lu Giddings
      713  Suzi Holt
      701  Beula Hinkley
      674  Jeff Cooper
      626  Ned Bixler
      578  Leena Rogers
      574  Sandhya Pindi
      560  Matt DeVries
      518  Eric Huish
      511  David Lariviere
      481  Matthew Mills
      429  Keeli Marvel
      373  Taylor Gallagher
      324  Cliff Miles

  
    Yard List

Species  

Name City Best yard birds    ('Top 10', more or less)
133    Reed Stone Provo Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Wood Duck, Zone-tailed Hawk, Osprey, Ferruginous Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Prairie Falcon, Caspian Tern, Lesser Nighthawk, Black-and-white Warbler
110    Dennis Shirley Elk Ridge Long-eared Owl, Dusky Grouse, Pinyon Jay,
White-throated Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Common Poorwill, Flammulated Owl [new for 2011]:  Evening Grosbeak, Osprey, Clark's Nutcracker, Wild Turkey
107    Alona Huffaker Springville Black Crowned Night Heron, Yellow Billed Cuckoo,  White Faced Ibis, Wild Turkeys, Sandhill Cranes,  Western Screech Owl, Nowthern Saw-whet Owl, Blue Jay, Northern Parula, Evening Grosbeaks.
105    Eric Huish Pleasant Grove Western Screed-Owl (nesting), Pinyon Jay (f.o.),
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush, Bohemian Waxwing, Fox Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, White-winged Dove, Northern Shrike
100    Bonnie Williams Mapleton Northern Parula, Blue Jay, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Townsend's Warbler, Golden-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Long-eared Owl
99    Jeff Cooper Pleasant Grove Indigo Bunting, Calliope Hummingbird, Black Merlin, Bohemian Waxwing, Blue Grosbeak, Ferruginous Hawk, Black-crowned Night-heron, American Pipit, Steller's Jay, Common Poorwill
  83    George Merrill Webb Springville Sandhill Crane, Caspian Tern, White-throated Sparrow, Merlin, Evening Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Dusky Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Shrike, Cooper's Hawk
78    Beula Hinkley Provo  
 78    Milt Moody Provo Purple Finch, Common Redpoll, Pygmy Nuthatch, Clark's Nutcracher, Yellow-breasted Chat, Band-tailed Pigeon, Red Crossbill, Townsend's Warbler, Virginia's Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Western Screech-Owl, Merlin
75    KC Childs Orem Common Redpoll, Great Horned Owl, Franklin's Gull, Northern Harrier, Gray Flycatcher, Brewer's Sparrow, Calliope Hummingbird, Evening Grosbeak, Merlin and Wilson's Warbler.
70    Bill & Sylvia Gray Orem  
69   Cliff Miles Orem Merlin, Gray Partridge, Common Nighthawk, Juniper Titmouse, Brown Creepers, Bohemian Waxwings, Evening Grosbeaks, Green Tailed Towhees, Golden-crowned Sparrows, Lincoln s Sparrow, Australian Guinea Fowl, White-winged Dove
  68    Larry Draper Provo  
67    Tuula Rose Provo Harris's Sparrow, Western Screech-Owl, Lark Sparrow, McGillivray's Warbler, Hermit Thrush, Brown Creeper, Virginia's Warbler, Evening Grosbeak, Warbling Vireo
58    Lois Clark Provo Golden-crowned Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Varied Thrush, Japanese Green Pheasant, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Killdeer, Hermit Thrush
51    LeIla Ogden Orem  
51    Eric Peterson American Fork  
50    Jack Binch Salt Lake Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, Horned Lark, Townsend's Solitare, Merlin, Lark Sparrow, Bohemian Waxwing, Red Crossbill, Northern Pygmy-Owl
51    Suzi Holt Payson Snow Goose, Calliope Hummingbird, Bullock's Oriole, Common Nighthawk, Lazuli bunting, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow Warbler, Cedar Waxwing, and Black-headed Grosbeak, Black throated gray warbler
48    Alton Thygerson Provo Band-tailed Pigeon, Ruffed Grouse, Chukar, White-breasted Nuthatch, Western Screech-Owl, Great Horned Owl, Steller’s Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Chickadee, Western Tanager
48    Leena Rogers Provo Black-throated Sparrow, McGillivray's Warbler
46    Rindee Sannar Spanish Fork  
30    Ned Bixler Provo  
       

    Yard Big Year

       60  Dennis Shirley  (2019)


 
    Big Year -  State of Utah

    (bird species seen in Utah in one given year)

     332  Dennis Shirley (2004)
     318  Lu Giddings  (2004)
     305  Merrill Webb (2004)
     304  Alton Thygerson (2003)
     301  Suzi Holt (2022)
     285  Bryan Shirley (2004)
     274  Robert Williams  (2010)
     265  KC Childs (2003)
     265  Steve Clark (2018)
     262  Eric Huish (2001)
     260  Cliff Miles (2018)
     258  Reed Stone (2005)
     256  Junece Markham (1996)
     255  Cheryl Peterson (2004)
     254  Tuula Rose (2001)
     252  Keeli Marvel  (2012)
     250  Pia DeVries (1996)
     247  Milt Moody (2002)
     238  LeIla Ogden (2004)
     237  Julia Tuck (1997)
     234  Flora Duncan (1997)
     234  Robin Tuck (1997)
     233  Leena Rogers (2004)
     229  Julia Tuck (1996)
     228  Beula Hinckley (1996)
     226  Ned Hill (1997)
     226  Beula Hinkley (1996)
     225  Matt DeVries (1996)
     218  Oliver Hansen  (2010)
 


    Utah County Records
   
(for birders from all over the state)

    Life Lists - Utah County

     323  Dennis Shirley
     311  Merrill Webb
     306  Milt Moody
     305  Bryan Shirley
     302  Eric Huish
     295  Suzi Holt
  
  294  KC Childs
     288  Jeff Cooper
     285  Ned Bixler
     284  Cliff Miles
     283  Steve Clark
     282  Tuula Rose
     270  Leena Rogers
     268  Cheryl Peterson
     267  Joel & Kathy Beyer
     249  Beula Hinkley
     248  Lu Giddings
     247  Dana Green
     240  Mark Stackhouse
     233  Larry Draper
     229  Pat Jividen
     221  Robert Williams
     219  Ned Hill
     211  Jeff Bilsky
     198  Eric Peterson
     188  Oliver Hansen
     181  Steve Carr
     181  Yvonne Carter
     181  Bill Slater
     172  Bruce Robinson
     161  Tim Avery
     159  Machelle Johnson
     154  Josh Kreitzer
     153  Neil Paprocki
     153  Tim Webster
     150  Norman Jenson
     140  Amanda Kobelin
     135  Mike Hearell
     134  Brent Farnsworth
     120  Weston Smith
     118  Taylor Abbott
     112  Steve Hedges
     109  Dennis D. Austin
       80  Jordan Rowley
       79  Ryan O'Donnell
       75  Craig Provost
       41  Craig Fosdick
  

    Big Year - Utah County

     258  Eric Huish  (2013)
     255  Cliff Miles  (2018)
     249  Steve Clark  (2018)
     248  Dennis Shirley  (2013 & 2018)
     246  Suzi Holt  (2018)
     245  Alton Thygerson  (2013)
     241  Jeff Cooper  (2022)
     234  KC Childs  (2012)
     229  Merrill Webb  (2013)
     226  Robert Williams  (2011)
     223  Tuula Rose  (2000)
     209  Milt Moody  (2013)
     205  Junece Markham  (1996)
     204  Cheryl Peterson  (1996)
     203  Reed Stone  (1996)
     200  Chris Peterson  (1996)
     199  KC Childs  (2003)
     198  Matt DeVries  (1996)
     192  Julie Tuck  (1996)
     190  Bonnie Williams  (1996)
     189  Pie DeVries  (1996)
     188  Beula Hinckley  (1996)
     188  Lu Giddings  (2008)
     186  Ned Bixler  (2006)
     185  Leena Rogers (2013)
     183  Jeff Bilsky  (2010)
     182  Le Ila Ogden (1996)
     181  Yvonne Carter  (2012)
     181  Bryan Shirley (2011)
     180  Lois Clark (1996)
     179  Margaret Sanchez (1996)
     178  Kay Stone (1996)
     178  Julie VanMoorhem (1996)
     178  Eric Moore (1996)
     177  Natalie Tanner (1996)
     176  Kathleen Blanchard  (2012)
     169  Joel & Kathy Beyer (2004)
     167  Alona Huffaker (2000)
     166  Eric Peterson (2011)
     160  Robin Tuck (2000)
     159  Machelle Johnson  (2012)
     151  Carol Jean Nelson (2000)
     145  Jim Strong  (2012)
     140  Amanda Kobelin  (2012)
     140  Tim Webster  (2022)
     139  Keeli Marvel (2010)
     134  Dana Green (2000)
     126  Norman Jenson  (2012)
     108  Brent Farnsworth (2022)
       94  Glenn Barlow (2006)
       74  Jordan Rowley (2023)
       72  Steve Carr (2007)
       42  Barbara Watkins (2000)
       31  Craig Fosdick (2011)
  

Big Month - Utah County

 Month  Species        Year              Observer         
   Jan   114   2021  Steve Clark
     113   2018  Bryan Shirley
   111   2018  Suzi Holt
   108   2014  Dennis Shirley
  105   2001  Merrill Webb
   104   2018  Cliff Miles
  103   2011  KC Childs
  85   2001  Milt Moody
  83   2013  Alton Thygerson
  76   2001  Eric Huish
  73   1999  Cheryl Peterson
  72   1998  Tuula Rose
    Feb    108   2019  Dennis Shirley
  104   2019  Suzi Holt
  103   2006  Merrill Webb
  87   2002  Eric Huish
  86   1999  Cheryl Peterson
  71   1998  Tuula Rose
   Mar   124   2011  Dennis Shirley
  118   2011  Alton Thygerson
  117   2006  Merrill Webb
  107   2011  Pat Jividen
  102   2011  Ned Bixler
  98   2001  Eric Huish
  96   2018  Suzi Holt
  93   2004  KC Childs
  89   1999  Cheryl Peterson
  89   2011  Milt Moody
  87   1998  Tuula Rose
   Apr   174   2012  Dennis Shirley
  159   2012  Alton Thygerson
  146   2002  Merrill Webb
  141   2012  Yvonne Carter
  141   2012  Alona Huffaker
  138   2012  Kathleen Blanchard  
   131   2018  Cliff Miles
  124   2012  Pat Jividen
  118   1999  Cheryl Peterson
  112   2018  Suzi Holt
  98   1998  Tuula Rose
  98   2010  Ned Bixler
  55   2012  Jim Strong
   May   200   2013  Dennis Shirley
  198   2013  Alton Thygerson
   190   2018  Cliff Miles
  188   2013  Eric Huish
  178   2002  Merrill Webb
  173   2013  Milt Moody
  163   2018  Suzi Holt
  152   2013  Leena Rogers
  147   1999  Cheryl Peterson
  125   1998  Tuula Rose
   Jun   186   2009  Dennis Shirley
  180   2009  Merrill Webb
  173   2019  Cliff Miles
  170   2019  Suzi Holt
  168   2009  Alton Thygerson
  166   2009  Ned Bixler
  163   2009  Carol Nelson
  156   2009  Cheryl Peterson
  145   2009  Leila Ogden
  140   2009  Alona Huffaker
  140   2019  Amanda Tinoco
  135   2009  Milt Moody
  131   2009  Bonnie Williams
  127   2009  Nathan Romney
  118   2001  Eric Huish
  116   1998  Tuula Rose
  95   2009  Oliver Hansen
   Jul   180   2009  Merrill Webb
  159   2018  Dennis Shirley
  146   2001  Eric Huish
  113   1998  Cheryl Peterson
  87   2010  Ned Bixler
  67   2019  Suzi Holt
  61   1998  Tuula Rose
   Aug   158   2002  Merrill Webb
  126   2018  Dennis Shirley
  124   1998  Cheryl Peterson
  120   2001  KC Childs
  117   2001  Eric Huish
  97   1998  Tuula Rose
   Sep   159   2013  Merrill Webb
  133   2018  Dennis Shirley
  114   1998  Tuula Rose
  108   2004  Eric Huish
  100   1998  Cheryl Peterson
  100   2010  Ned Bixler
   Oct   130   2002  Dennis Shirley
  119   2001  Merrill Webb
   119   2018  Cliff Miles
  109   2019  Suzi Holt
  108   2003  KC Childs
  104   2003  Eric Huish
   84   1998  Tuula Rose
   Nov   138   2018  Dennis Shirley
  111   2010  Merrill Webb
  101   2002  KC Childs
  82   2000  Cheryl Peterson
  73   1998  Tuula Rose
  73   2018  Suzi Holt
  Dec   122   2016  Dennis Shirley
  122   2022  KC Childs
  119   2016  Steve Clark
  102   2016  Suzi Holt
  100   2006  Merrill Webb
  81   2001  Eric Huish
  69   2000  Cheryl Peterson
  64   1998  Tuula Rose

  
   
Big Day - Utah County

 Month    Species  

        Date       

 Observers
   Jan   65   1 Jan 2001  Merrill Webb
  62    1 Jan 2007  Eric Huish
  57    1 Jan 2007  Tuula Rose
  56    1 Jan 2007  Leena Rogers
  56    1 Jan 2007  Milt Moody
  38    12 Jan 2004  Steve Carr
   Feb   66    18 Feb 2006  Merrill Webb
   Mar   76    31 Mar 2011  Dennis Shirley
  60    31 Mar 2011  Milt Moody
   Apr   105    29 Apr 2002  Robert Holmes, Steve Walters, Merrill Webb
  92   24 Apr 1999  Bonnie Williams, Tuula Rose, Eric Huish & Milt Moody
   May   123   20 May 2000  Eric Huish (121) & Christian Peay
  111   14 May 2018  Suzi Holt, Amanda Holt and Carol Harris
  108   9 May 2016  Merrill Webb
  108   14 May 2020  Suzi Holt, Amanda Tinoco, Jessie Holt & Carol Harris
  103   14 May 2018  Cliff miles
  60    1 May 2020  Lynn Garner
   Jun   138   15 Jun 2000  Dennis & Brian Shirley
  121   3 June 2000  Dennis Shirley 
  112   5 June 1999  Eric Huish & Christian Peay
  108   3 June 2000  Leena Rogers
  106   3 June 2000  Milt Moody
  104   3 June 2000  Tuula Rose
   Jul   113   14 Jul 2015  Merrill Webb,  Bruce Tregaskis (110)
   Aug   94   16 Aug 2013  Merrill Webb
   Sep   75   4 Sep 2006  Merrill Webb
  75   17 Sep 2018  Dennis Shirley 
   Oct   67   15 Oct 2012  Merrill Webb
   Nov   58   2 Nov 2018  Cliff & Natalie Miles
  54   8 Nov 2018  Dennis Shirley 
  47   11 Nov 2013  Merrill Webb
   Dec   63    28 Dec 2013  Dennis Shirley
  63   3 Dec 2015  Merrill Webb
  50    1 Dec 2001  Eric Huish & K.C. Childs
  45    16 Dec 2001  Suzi Holt (CBC area)