Bird Island, Utah
Bird Island is located in the southwest quadrant of Utah Lake in Utah County, Utah, located about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of [[Provo, Utah|Provo}}[1] and roughly 2.25 miles off the nearest shore. The island is primarily gravel and small rocks. It is a fairly popular spot for fishermen to catch 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, and 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
- Nibley, Hugh (1977). "Bird Island". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 10 (4): 120–123. doi:10.2307/45227634. ISSN 0012-2157. JSTOR 45227634.
It will come as news to all Latter-day Saints that after many years of deep scholarly research, the Hill Cumorah has finally been located: at the north end of Bird Island in Utah Lake.
- ↑ Goodwin, S. H. (1904). "Pelicans Nesting at Utah Lake". The Condor. 6 (5): 126–129. doi:10.2307/1360967. ISSN 0010-5422. JSTOR 1360967.
- ↑ "Bird Island Walleye". Utah Outdoors. 2010-07-17. Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "Here Are 5 Islands In Utah That Are An Absolute Must Visit". OnlyInYourState. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ↑ "Birds of Utah Lake" (PDF). Utah Lake. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Baskin, Robert L.; Berryhill (Jr.), Henry Lee (1998). Geologic Analysis of Continuous High-resolution, Seismic-reflection Data from the Lincoln Point -- Bird Island Area, Utah Lake, Utah. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Search this book on
- ↑ Cooper Ornithological Club (1899). Bulletin of the Cooper Ornithological Club. Johnson Reprint Corporation. pp. 126, 127. Search this book on
- ↑ Behle, William (1945-11-15). "Water birds observed at Rock Island, Utah Lake, in 1932". Great Basin Naturalist. 6 (1). ISSN 0017-3614.
- ↑ "Large Showboat Once Sailed on Utah Lake Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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