BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16
Altonah Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.
114Species Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1968–2015Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Altonah
Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 73 | 2015 | +141% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 52 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 42 | 2015 | +4% | 1978 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 40 | 2015 | -17% | 1971 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 37 | 2015 | +142% | 1972 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 34 | 2015 | +115% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 20 | 2015 | -44% | 1971 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 19 | 2015 | +24% | 1971 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2015 | +29% | 1993 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 15 | 2015 | +250% | 1977 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2015 | -75% | 1972 | |
| Canyon Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2015 | -54% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2015 | +80% | 1979 | |
| Gray Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 1982 | -46% | 1979 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 6 | 2015 | -27% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 1997 | +33% | 1979 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 6 | 2015 | +22% | 1978 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2015 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2015 | +14% | 1978 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2007 | +117% | 1978 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 6 | 2007 | +200% | 2001 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2015 | +167% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2015 | +171% | 1978 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2015 | +175% | 1978 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2015 | -73% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2015 | -14% | 1992 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2015 | +200% | 1979 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2006 | +71% | 1999 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 4 | 1995 | -43% | 1980 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 1981 | -20% | 1977 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2015 | +60% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2007 | -27% | 1999 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 1979 | -25% | 1970 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 1978 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2004 | -22% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2015 | -60% | 1979 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 2001 | -18% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.