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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Aneth Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Aneth

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Aneth 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
House FinchFringillidae45202511×1993
House SparrowPasseridae422024-4%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae322025+989%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae26202514×2008
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae122025-67%2024
Common RavenCorvidae112025+97%1991
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae102008n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae92014+72%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024+7%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+40%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+400%2010
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+112%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+0%1993
American KestrelFalconidae52024-11%2003
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42010+300%1986
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42025+400%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-11%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025+113%1991
Sage ThrasherMimidae42008+75%2003
European StarlingSturnidae42008-59%2001
White-throated SwiftApodidae32014+120%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025-38%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32006-46%1996
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32007+50%1987
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+42%1998
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32024+100%2005
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32008n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae32024n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025+123%1991
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+80%2001
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22008+100%1986
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025+189%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024-14%1991
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22004-60%1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22001-85%1987
MallardAnatidae22025-50%2003
Prairie FalconFalconidae22009+50%2006
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22024-30%1996
American RobinTurdidae22025-60%1996
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22001+100%1991

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.