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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.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 RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2007Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Fruita

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fruita route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Mourning DoveColumbidae932007+63%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae812007-8%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae772007-39%1990
House SparrowPasseridae762007+32%1990
European StarlingSturnidae712007+9%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae452007-79%1990
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae412006+379%2002
Western KingbirdTyrannidae312007+67%1990
American RobinTurdidae292007-22%1990
House FinchFringillidae252007+300%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae21200721×2005
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae132007-51%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae132006-2%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae122007-59%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102007-47%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82007+25%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82007-47%1990
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae82003+23%2000
BushtitAegithalidae82000n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72007+250%1990
Common RavenCorvidae52007+100%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52007-67%1991
American CrowCorvidae42006-18%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae42007+188%2000
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae41996-71%1992
MallardAnatidae32007+0%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32007-88%1990
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae31989n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32007+33%2002
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32006n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22007+100%1988
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22007-17%1999
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22007-85%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae22007+75%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae22007-29%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22007+0%1990
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22006+50%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22007-9%1990
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae21989n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae21996+100%1990

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.