Utah State Parks

Wasatch MountainBird Checklist

Park Operating Hours:Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, December 25 and January 1.

Address Inquiries To:Wasatch Mountain Stat e Park1281 Warm Springs DriveP.O. Box 10Midway, UT 84049-0010(435) 654-1791 (Visitor Center)orUtah State Parks and RecreationP.O. Box 146001Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6001(801) 538-7220, (877) UT-PARKSstateparks.utah.gov

Utah State Parks Mission:To enhance the quality of life by preserving and providing natural, cultural and recreational resources for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations.

Your park fees provide for the care, protection and enhancement of this park.

This List Was Compiled By:Wasatch Mountain State Park, stateparks.utah.govWasatch Audubon Society, www.wasatchaudubon.orgWith special assistance from Keith Evans

Illustrations By:Elizabeth Kovacs

Bird Photos Courtesy:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Information contained in this brochure was accurate at the time of printing. Policies, facilities, fees, hours and regulations, etc., change as mandated. For updated information please contact the park.

The Utah Department of Natural Resources receives federal aid and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. For information or complaints regard-ing discrimination, contact Executive Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 145610, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5610 or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street, NW, Washington DC 20507-001

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__ Western Tanager CS

__ Green-tailed Towhee CS __ Spotted Towhee CP __ Chipping Sparrow CS__ Brewer’s Sparrow US __ Vesper Sparrow UM __ Savannah Sparrow UM __ Fox Sparrow US__ Song Sparrow CS,UW__ Lincoln’s Sparrow CM __ White-crowned Sparrow US,CW __ Dark-eyed Junco CW

__ Black-headed Grosbeak CS __ Lazuli Bunting CS

__ Red-winged Blackbird CS __ Western Meadowlark CS __ Yellow-headed Blackbird US __ Brewer’s Blackbird CS __ Brown-headed Cowbird US __ Bullock’s Oriole US

__ Cassin’s Finch CS __ House Finch AS __ Red Crossbill UW__ Pine Siskin CP__ American Goldfinch CP__ Evening Grosbeak RW __ House Sparrow AP

Tanagers

Sparrows

Grosbeaks & Buntings

Blackbirds & Orioles

Finches

__ Orange-crowned Warbler CS __ Virginia’s Warbler UM __ Yellow Warbler CS,UW __ Yellow-rumped Warbler CS __ MacGillivray’s Warbler US __ Common Yellowthroat US__ Wilson’s Warbler CM __ Yellow-breasted Chat US

Warblers

__ Cedar Waxwing CP __ Bohemian Waxwing UW

Waxwings

Belted Kingfisher

Orange-crowned Warbler

This checklist represents those species found within Wasatch Mountain State Park.

For a more comprehensive Wasatch County list, visit Utahbirds.org. Any updates to this list are welcomed.

A = Abundant (a common species, very numerous)C = Common (certain to be seen in suitable habitat)U = Uncommon (present, but not certain to be seen)R = Rare (seen only at irregular intervals)O = Occasional (seldom found in the area, not reported annually)

P = Permanent Resident

W= Winter Resident

M = Migrant/Transient

S = Summer/Nesting

__ Canada Goose AP__ Gadwall UP__ American Wigeon CW __ Mallard AP __ Blue-winged Teal RM __ Cinnamon Teal CS __ Northern Shoveler CS __ Northern Pintail UM__ Green-winged Teal UW __ Redhead UW __ Ring-necked Duck RS,CW __ Lesser Scaup UW __ Bufflehead CW__ Common Goldeneye CW__ Barrow’s Goldeneye RW__ Common Merganser UM __ Ruddy Duck UM, US

__ Ruffed Grouse UP __ Greater Sage Grouse RP__ Dusky Grouse UP__ Wild Turkey CP

__ Pied-billed Grebe CS,RW __ Eared Grebe RS __ Western Grebe US__ Clark’s Grebe US

__ American Coot CP __ Sora US __ Sandhill Crane CS

__ Franklin’s Gull UM__ Ring-billed Gull CW __ California Gull CS __ Caspian Tern RM__ Forster’s Tern RM

__ Rock Pigeon CP __ Eurasian Collared-Dove CP__ Mourning Dove CS

__ Barn Owl UP__ Flammulated Owl RS__ Western Screech Owl RP__ Great Horned Owl CP__ Northern Pygmy-Owl UP__ Long-eared Owl RP__ Short-eared Owl RP __ Northern Saw-Whet Owl UP

__ Killdeer CS,UW__ Spotted Sandpiper US __ Wilson’s Snipe UP __ Wilson’s Phalarope RM

__ Loggerhead Shrike UP __ Northern Shrike UW

__ Plumbeous Vireo US __ Warbling Vireo CS

__ American White Pelican US __ Double-crested Cormorant US

__ Great Blue Heron CP __ Snowy Egret RS

__ White-faced Ibis OS

__ Turkey Vulture CS

__ Osprey CS __ Bald Eagle CW __ Northern Harrier US,CM __ Sharp-shined Hawk UP __ Cooper’s Hawk UP __ Swainson’s Hawk CS __ Red-tailed Hawk CP __ Rough-legged Hawk UW__ Golden Eagle UP __ American Kestrel CP __ Merlin OW__ Peregrine Falcon OP

Ducks, Geese & Swans

Pheasants & Grouse

Grebes

Rails & Cranes

Gulls & Terns

Pigeons & Doves

Owls

Plovers & Sandpipers

Shrikes

Vireos

Pelicans & Cormorants

Bitterns & Herons

Ibises

Vultures

Hawks & Falcons

__ Common Nighthawk CS __ Common Poorwill US __ White-throated Swift US

__ Black-chinned Hummingbird CS __ Broad-tailed Hummingbird CS __ Rufous Hummingbird CM

__ Belted Kingfisher UP

Goatsuckers & Swifts

Hummingbirds

Kingfishers

__ Olive-sided Flycatcher US__ Western Wood-Pewee CS __ Willow Flycatcher US__ Hammond’s Flycatcher US__ Dusky Flycatcher CS __ Cordilleran Flycatcher US__ Western Kingbird US

__ Williamson’s Sapsucker UP__ Red-naped Sapsucker CS

Flycatchers

Woodpeckers

__ Steller’s Jay CP __ Western Scrub-Jay CP __ Clark’s Nutcracker UP __ Black-billed Magpie AP __ American Crow CP __ Common Raven CP

__ Tree Swallow CS __ Violet-green Swallow US,CM__ Northern Rough-winged Swallow US,CM __ Cliff Swallow AS __ Barn Swallow AS

__ Horned Lark US

Jays & Crows

Swallows

Larks

__ Black-capped Chickadee AP __ Mountain Chickadee CP

__ Red-breasted Nuthatch CP __ Brown Creeper UP

__ Rock Wren US __ House Wren CS__ Marsh Wren US

Chickadees & Bushtit

Nuthatches & Creepers

Wrens

__ American Dipper UP

__ Ruby-crowned Kinglet CP

__ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher CS

__ Mountain Bluebird US __ Townsend’s Solitaire CP __ Hermit Thrush US,CM __ American Robin AP

Dippers

Kinglets

Gnatcatchers

Thrushes

Western Scrub-Jay

__ Downy Woodpecker CP__ Hairy Woodpecker UP__ Three-toed Woodpecker RP__ Northern Flicker CP

__ Gray Catbird US __ Sage Thrasher US

Thrashers

__ European Starling AP

Starlings