BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9
Bear River Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
23Years Surveyed
1992–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Bear River
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 2788 | 2023 | +157% | 1994 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 304 | 2023 | -93% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 205 | 2023 | +28% | 1994 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 114 | 2023 | -88% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 96 | 2023 | +703% | 1994 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 93 | 2023 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 91 | 2023 | -92% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 67 | 2023 | -54% | 1994 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 64 | 2023 | -46% | 1994 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 61 | 2023 | -57% | 1994 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 51 | 2023 | +229% | 1994 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 41 | 2023 | -4% | 1994 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 40 | 2023 | -53% | 1994 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 40 | 2023 | +149% | 1994 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 35 | 2023 | -21% | 1994 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 32 | 2023 | +120% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 32 | 2023 | +22% | 1994 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 31 | 2023 | -83% | 1996 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 28 | 2023 | -69% | 1994 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 24 | 2023 | -65% | 1994 | |
| Western Grebe | Podicipedidae | 22 | 2023 | -23% | 1996 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 21 | 2023 | -73% | 1994 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2023 | -2% | 1994 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 20 | 2023 | +175% | 1994 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 20 | 2023 | -90% | 1996 | |
| Clark's Grebe | Podicipedidae | 19 | 2023 | -24% | 2003 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 19 | 2023 | +11% | 1994 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2023 | +644% | 2003 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 17 | 2023 | -80% | 1994 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 2023 | -46% | 1994 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 15 | 2023 | +92% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2023 | -59% | 1996 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 14 | 2023 | +12% | 1994 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 11 | 2023 | +47% | 1994 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 9 | 2023 | +189% | 1994 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2023 | +34% | 1994 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 8 | 2023 | -32% | 1994 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2023 | +317% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2023 | +0% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.