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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Bicknell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Utah Bicknell

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bicknell 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae512025-43%1999
Common RavenCorvidae492025+89%1999
Sage ThrasherMimidae322025-57%1999
American CrowCorvidae302019-58%2012
Rock WrenTroglodytidae272025-44%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae242025+336%2002
Pinyon JayCorvidae232019-8%1999
House SparrowPasseridae222025+85%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025-81%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-70%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122025-25%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025+40%1999
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae112025-67%1999
MallardAnatidae102021+73%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae102025-82%1999
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92025+114%1999
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82021-81%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82025+200%2008
Sandhill CraneGruidae72025+143%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+11%2006
Cinnamon TealAnatidae52025+100%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025-11%1999
American RobinTurdidae52025-14%1999
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52018-11%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025+67%1999
American CootRallidae42007+100%2001
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42018-57%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+0%2001
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42002n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae32025-42%1999
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025-17%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32018-9%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+25%2014
American GoldfinchFringillidae32003n/an/a
Ruddy DuckAnatidae22008+0%2002
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22025-33%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae22016+67%1999
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22025-63%2001
House FinchFringillidae22018+40%1999
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22025-83%1999

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