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Birding spot · Salt Lake County, Utah

Birding at Silver Sands Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Silver Sands Beach are California Gull (73%), Mallard (52%), and Canada Goose (50%). It is busiest in summer, when 47 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late August (65 species). 130 species have been reported here across 894 complete checklists from 445 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1California Gull73%
  2. 2Mallard52%
  3. 3Canada Goose50%
  4. 4American Coot44%
  5. 5American Avocet41%
  6. 6European Starling39%
  7. 7Song Sparrow37%
  8. 8Barn Swallow36%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant33%
  10. 10House Sparrow31%
  11. 11Yellow-headed Blackbird31%
  12. 12Black-necked Stilt29%
  13. 13Killdeer28%
  14. 14Redhead26%
  15. 15Common Raven26%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 34 species

  1. California Gull66%
  2. Common Raven56%
  3. Northern Harrier56%
  4. Song Sparrow47%
  5. American Herring Gull41%

Spring 44 species

  1. Canada Goose74%
  2. Mallard70%
  3. American Coot68%
  4. Redhead63%
  5. California Gull62%

Summer 47 species

  1. California Gull86%
  2. Barn Swallow68%
  3. Franklin's Gull60%
  4. American Avocet54%
  5. Black-necked Stilt53%

Fall 40 species

  1. California Gull81%
  2. European Starling45%
  3. House Sparrow41%
  4. American Avocet36%
  5. Mallard35%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Utah.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.