Bird Island, Utah Explained
Bird Island is an island located in the southwest quadrant of Utah Lake in Utah County, Utah, located about 8miles southwest of Provo[1] and roughly 2.25 miles off the nearest shore.
The island is primarily gravel and small rocks and has populations of walleye, white bass, and channel catfish. There are a few small trees that can be seen on the island from the nearest shore.[2] [3] In some years, when the water level is high, the island can become completely submerged.[4] [5]
History
From 1899, which is the earliest documentation of the island, until the 1980s, the island was known as Rock Island and was primarily known for the large number of birds that nested there, such as the California gull, killdeer, white pelican.[6] [7] From 1931 to 1945, the SS Sho-Boat, a popular tourist boat on Utah Lake, took daily trips to Bird Island.[8]
References
40.1762°N -111.802°W
Notes and References
- Goodwin . S. H. . 1904 . Pelicans Nesting at Utah Lake . The Condor . 6 . 5 . 126–129 . 10.2307/1360967 . 1360967 . 0010-5422.
- Web site: 2010-07-17 . Bird Island Walleye . 2023-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100717130002/http://www.utahoutdoors.com/pages/BirdIsland.htm . 2010-07-17 . Utah Outdoors .
- Web site: 2016-04-21 . Here Are 5 Islands In Utah That Are An Absolute Must Visit . 2023-08-17 . OnlyInYourState . en-US.
- Web site: Birds of Utah Lake . Utah Lake.
- Book: Baskin . Robert L. . Geologic Analysis of Continuous High-resolution, Seismic-reflection Data from the Lincoln Point -- Bird Island Area, Utah Lake, Utah . Berryhill (Jr.) . Henry Lee . 1998 . U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey . en.
- Book: Cooper Ornithological Club . Bulletin of the Cooper Ornithological Club . 1899 . Johnson Reprint Corporation . 126,127 . en.
- Behle . William . 1945-11-15 . Water birds observed at Rock Island, Utah Lake, in 1932 . Great Basin Naturalist . 6 . 1 . 0017-3614.
- Web site: Large Showboat Once Sailed on Utah Lake Historical Marker . 2023-07-24 . The Historical Marker Database . en.
