2012 St. George Winter Bird Festival
Species Count
Many thanks to the great organizers, presenters, field trip leaders, and especially all the participants - we had a great
Winter Bird Festival. Following is a list of birds observed during field trips on the festival, although not all the trip leaders
completed the checklist, so it probably is not complete. Birds seen several places are noted with a C (Common).
Mute Swan - Quail Creek/Sand Hollow trip - There have been some wary Mute Swans around. Although not yet
on the Utah Checklist, it is wondered if these might actually be "wild."
Wood Duck - Wilson's Pond
Gadwall - Springs Park and Springdale Pond
American Wigeon - C
Mallard - C
Northern Shoveler - C
Northern Pintail - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Green-winged Tail - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Canvasback - C
Redhead - C
Ring-necked Duck - C
Greater Scaup - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Lesser Scaup - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Bufflehead - C
Common Goldeneye - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Hooded Merganser - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Common Merganser - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Ruddy Duck - C
Gambel's Quail - C
Ring-necked Pheasant - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Pied-billed Grebe - C
Eared Grebe - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Western Grebe - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Double-crested Cormorant - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Great Blue Heron - C
Great Egret - Springs Park, Washington Fields
Black-Crowned Night Heron - Stonebridge Pond
California Condor - Although not seen on the field trip, 2 were reported by several participants who were in Zion Canyon
White-tailed Kite - Washington Fields - We were glad that he stuck around for the Festival!
Bald Eagle - Cedar Valley, Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Northern Harrier - C
Sharp-shinned Hawk - C
Cooper's Hawk - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow/ Washington Fields
Ferruginous Hawk - Cedar Valley, Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Rough-Legged Hawk - Lytle Ranch
Golden Eagle - C
American Kestrel - C
Merlin - C
Prairie Falcon - C
American Coot - C
Killdeer - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow, Tonaquint
Spotted Sandpiper - reported by birders at Quail Creek Reservoir
Wilson's Snipe - reported by birders at Cox Park
Ring-billed Gull - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Rock Pigeon - C
Eurasian Collared-Dove - C
White-winged Dove - Hurricane Fields
Mourning Dove - C
Greater Roadrunner - C
Great-horned Owl - Washington Fields
Long-Eared Owl - Lytle Ranch
Burrowing Owl - Washington Fields
Anna's Hummingbird - Lytle Ranch
Red-naped Sapsucker - Lytle Ranch
Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Halfway Wash
Downy Woodpecker - Zion
Hairy Woodpecker - Zion
Northern Flicker - C
Black Phoebe - C
Say's Phoebe - C
Vermilion Flycatcher - Cox Park
Loggerhead Shrike - C
Western Scrub-Jay - Red Cliffs Campground
Black-billed Magpie - Cedar Valley
American Crow - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Common Raven - C
Horned Lark - Cedar Valley, Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Black-capped Chickadee - Springdale Pond
Verdin - Lytle Ranch, Quail Creek/Sand Hollow
Bushtit - Halfway Wash
Cactus Wren - reported by birders on Beaver Dam Slope
Rock Wren - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow, Halfway Wash
Canyon Wren - Red Cliffs Campground
Bewick's Wren - C
Marsh Wren - Washington Fields
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Lytle Ranch
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher - Lytle Ranch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - C
Western Bluebird - C
Mountain Bluebird - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow/ Washingotn FIelds
Townsend's Solitaire - Springdale Pond
Hermit Thrush - Lytle Ranch, Springdale Pond
American Robin - C
Northern Mockingbird - C
Sage Thrasher - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow/ Washington Fields
European Starling - C
American Pipit - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Cedar Waxwing - Halfway Wash
Phainopepla - Lytle Ranch
Orange-crowned Warbler - C
Yellow-rumped Warbler - C
Spotted Towhee - C
Abert's Towhee - Halfway Wash, Tonaquint
Vesper Sparrow - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow/ Washington Fields
Black-throated Sparrow - Lytle Ranch
Savannah Sparrow - C
Song Sparrow - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow
Lincoln's Sparrow - C
White-crowned Sparrow - C
Dark-eyed Junco - C
Red-winged Blackbird - C
Brewer's Blackbird - C
Great-tailed Grackle - C
Brown-headed Blackbird - Quail Creek/ Sand Hollow/ Washington Fields
House Finch - C
Lesser Goldfinch - C
House Sparrow - X
109 Species!
Ostrich and Peafowl were also observed, and although not wild, really impressed some folks!
We hope everyone had a good time!
St. George Winter Bird Festival Committee
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