BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16
Beck Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.
90Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1968–1987Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Beck
Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 60 | 1987 | 24× | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 46 | 1987 | -7% | 1970 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 41 | 1987 | +373% | 1973 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 40 | 1987 | 11× | 1973 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 39 | 1987 | 16× | 1974 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 1987 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 1987 | +925% | 1971 | |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 18 | 1987 | +11% | 1970 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 1987 | -44% | 1970 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 15 | 1987 | +860% | 1970 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 15 | 1987 | +625% | 1980 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 14 | 1987 | +325% | 1980 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 1987 | +500% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 1986 | +73% | 1970 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 1987 | +100% | 1986 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 9 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1987 | -25% | 1970 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1987 | +600% | 1970 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 1987 | +89% | 1973 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 7 | 1987 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 7 | 1987 | +117% | 1973 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 7 | 1987 | +300% | 1976 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1987 | +533% | 1972 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1987 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 1987 | +192% | 1977 | |
| Western Grebe | Podicipedidae | 5 | 1987 | +0% | 1986 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 5 | 1987 | -71% | 1986 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1987 | +440% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1987 | +29% | 1973 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 1987 | +175% | 1976 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1987 | +300% | 1973 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1987 | +300% | 1976 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 4 | 1987 | +25% | 1982 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1987 | +100% | 1982 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1987 | +140% | 1970 | |
| Black-chinned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 1987 | +146% | 1970 | |
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Picidae | 3 | 1987 | +40% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.