When do finches leave Utah?

The House Finch does not leave Utah: it is reported all year, from 31% of checklists in the second week of July to 42% in the second week of December.

When is the best time to see finches in Utah?

The House Finch is reported most often in the second week of December, on about 42% of Utah checklists.

Which finches are in Utah?

House Finch, Pine Siskin, Red Crossbill, and Evening Grosbeak are reported regularly; the House Finch is the most common.

4 finch species in Utah

When Do Finches Arrive in Utah?

Photo: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

House Finches, Pine Siskins, and Red Crossbills are the finches you are most likely to see in Utah. The House Finch is in Utah all year. It turns up on about 42% of checklists at its peak (the second week of December) and on 31% in its quietest week (the second week of July).

When to look

PresentAll year

Peak weekDec 8-14the second week of December

Quietest weekJul 8-14the second week of July

Best: the second week of December. Here all year. Peak: on about 42% of Utah checklists.

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Darker months: more checklists report it. Outlined: peak month.

Finches in Utah, species by species

Species	First arrivals	Common by	Peak	Most gone by	Peak %
House Finch	all year	–	Dec 8-14	–	42%
Pine Siskin	Apr 22-30	Apr 22-30	Jul 15-21	Aug 8-14	14%
Red Crossbill	Jun 8-14	Jun 8-14	Jul 22-31	Oct 8-14	3.1%
Evening Grosbeak	Oct 1-7	Oct 1-7	May 1-7	May 22-31	1.9%

House Finch
Pine Siskin
Red Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak

Share of complete checklists reporting each species, by week (4 per month). Gaps: fewer than 10 checklists that week.

Frequency is the share of complete checklists in Utah that listed the bird, 2016–2025. It is not a head count, and it follows where and when people go birding. How to read it.

Where in Utah

Best counties for House Finch

Share of checklists at the peak

Carbon CountyBest the second week of September · 69 checklists that week, 3,753 in all65%
Salt Lake CountyBest the second week of December · 1723 checklists that week, 104,432 in all64%
Morgan CountyBest early March · 120 checklists that week, 3,178 in all55%
Duchesne CountyBest mid December · 14 checklists that week, 2,692 in all54%
Weber CountyBest the second week of August · 186 checklists that week, 13,172 in all52%
Uintah CountyBest early December · 81 checklists that week, 9,143 in all49%

All finches in Utah

9 species are reported regularly: 3 stay all year, 5 are summer visitors, and 1 are winter visitors.

#	Species	Pattern	First arrivals	Peak	Peak %
1	House Finch	Year-round	all year	Dec 8-14	42%
2	Lesser Goldfinch	Year-round	all year	Sep 1-7	22%
3	American Goldfinch	Year-round	all year	Nov 15-21	15%
4	Pine Siskin	All year, most in summer	Apr 22-30	Jul 15-21	14%
5	Cassin's Finch	Summer visitor	Jan 8-14	Apr 22-30	8.8%
6	Red Crossbill	Summer visitor	Jun 8-14	Jul 22-31	3.1%
7	Evening Grosbeak	Summer visitor	Oct 1-7	May 1-7	1.9%
8	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	Winter visitor	Nov 8-14	Mar 8-14	1.4%
9	Pine Grosbeak	Summer visitor	Jun 8-14	Jul 8-14	1.1%

Common questions

When do finches arrive in Utah?: The House Finch is in Utah all year. It turns up on about 42% of checklists at its peak (the second week of December) and on 31% in its quietest week (the second week of July).
When do finches leave Utah?: The House Finch does not leave Utah: it is reported all year, from 31% of checklists in the second week of July to 42% in the second week of December.
When is the best time to see finches in Utah?: The House Finch is reported most often in the second week of December, on about 42% of Utah checklists.
Which finches are in Utah?: House Finch, Pine Siskin, Red Crossbill, and Evening Grosbeak are reported regularly; the House Finch is the most common.