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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Aneth Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
1986–2024Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Aneth

Top 40 of 87 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 FinchFringillidae792024+931%1993
Spotted TowheePasserellidae432024+950%2008
House SparrowPasseridae422024-4%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae392024+900%1996
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae362024n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae252024+76%1991
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae242024+112%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024+192%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae172024+21%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae172024+414%1991
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+36%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae142024+400%2010
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae122024+233%1993
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122024+0%1993
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+100%1998
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae102008n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92024-10%1991
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae92014+72%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82014+161%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024+7%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62024+29%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+0%1993
American KestrelFalconidae52024-11%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52024+400%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+60%2001
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42010+300%1986
Sage ThrasherMimidae42008+75%2003
European StarlingSturnidae42008-59%2001
White-throated SwiftApodidae32014+120%1993
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32006-46%1996
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32007+50%1987
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32024+100%2005
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32008n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae32024n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22008+100%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024-14%1991
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22004-60%1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22001-85%1987
MallardAnatidae22024-13%2003
Prairie FalconFalconidae22009+50%2006

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