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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Arches Np Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 48 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.

48Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2011Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Arches Np

Top 40 of 48 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Arches Np 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
White-throated SwiftApodidae962011+19%1992
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae492011+10%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae182011+16%1992
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae132010-36%1992
Common RavenCorvidae112011-24%1992
House FinchFringillidae92011-7%1992
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62011-56%1992
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62010+9%1992
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52011-61%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52011+100%1993
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52006-50%1998
BushtitAegithalidae52006+150%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42010-40%1993
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae42010+100%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32011+22%1992
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32006+29%1994
Golden EagleAccipitridae22003+33%1993
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22005-64%1992
Pinyon JayCorvidae22010+50%1992
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22010+25%1998
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22010+33%1993
Gray VireoVireonidae22011-47%1992
Juniper TitmouseParidae22011+17%1992
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22004+0%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae12011-70%1992
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12005+0%1996
American KestrelFalconidae12011-25%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12011-78%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae11999-67%1991
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae11989n/an/a
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae11995+0%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12011-25%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12006-42%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12011+33%1997
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae12006-25%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae11992n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae12002+0%1994
Prairie FalconFalconidae11995n/an/a
Cassin's FinchFringillidae11995n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae12005+0%1995

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