BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16
Fruita Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.
83Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
1988–2007Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Fruita
Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 93 | 2007 | +63% | 1990 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 81 | 2007 | -8% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 77 | 2007 | -39% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 76 | 2007 | +32% | 1990 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 71 | 2007 | +9% | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 45 | 2007 | -79% | 1990 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 41 | 2006 | +379% | 2002 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 31 | 2007 | +67% | 1990 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 29 | 2007 | -22% | 1990 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 25 | 2007 | +300% | 1990 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2007 | 21× | 2005 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 13 | 2007 | -51% | 1990 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2006 | -2% | 2002 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 12 | 2007 | -59% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2007 | -47% | 1990 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2007 | +25% | 1990 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2007 | -47% | 1990 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 8 | 2003 | +23% | 2000 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 8 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2007 | +250% | 1990 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2007 | +100% | 1990 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2007 | -67% | 1991 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2006 | -18% | 1999 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2007 | +188% | 2000 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1996 | -71% | 1992 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2007 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2007 | -88% | 1990 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 3 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2007 | +33% | 2002 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2006 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2007 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2007 | -17% | 1999 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 2 | 2007 | -85% | 1990 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2007 | +75% | 1999 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2007 | -29% | 1990 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2007 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2006 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2007 | -9% | 1990 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 1996 | +100% | 1990 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.