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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Blanding Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Blanding

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Blanding 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae732025+366%1991
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae432025+559%1991
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae292025+560%1992
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae292025+0%1995
Common RavenCorvidae262025+85%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252025+143%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae202025-56%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-68%1991
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae72025+220%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72025+214%1996
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62025-50%1991
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025-43%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+200%1994
Great Horned OwlStrigidae62017+500%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62025+333%2011
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52025+130%1991
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025-27%1992
Sage ThrasherMimidae52019-56%1992
Western BluebirdTurdidae52025+125%2016
Yellow WarblerParulidae52001n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42025-33%1992
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42025-14%2003
Gray VireoVireonidae42025+183%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024-38%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025-9%1997
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32025-48%1991
House FinchFringillidae32025+26%2000
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae32025n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+50%1991
Pinyon JayCorvidae22024+291%1991
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae21987n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22025+13%1991
American RobinTurdidae22024+40%1995
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae21992n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+0%2010
BushtitAegithalidae22023+25%2000
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae22003n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae22025-27%2017
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae22017+100%2016
American KestrelFalconidae12025+0%1991

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