Rare Birds in Utah
Our list for Utah has 57 rare birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 5 summer visitors, 9 winter visitors, 24 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Utah in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 57, most common first
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusResidentRare20–26 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaResidentRare28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusResidentRare20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly May–Oct
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantRare10–14 cmRegularly May
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Sep
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantRare11–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusResidentRare19–22 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantRare53–69 cmRegularly Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentRare21–24 cmRegularly May
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisScarceRare15–18 cmRegularly Jun
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorRare18–22 cmRegularly May–Oct
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantRare34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantRare10–13 cmRegularly Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made