Birds in Utah
When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.
Species recorded in Utah on the USGS Breeding Bird Survey, ordered by how consistently they appear on survey routes. Monthly presence describes typical seasonal timing modeled from regional patterns, not month-by-month survey counts. The chart below shows when each is present through the year.
Data updated: August 2026Sources & method · Corrections
- Common Raven Corvus corax
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) Colaptes auratus cafer
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
| Species | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Raven Corvus corax | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| American Robin Turdus migratorius | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: abundant | November: abundant | December: abundant |
| Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) Colaptes auratus cafer | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
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