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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Blanding Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Blanding

Top 40 of 73 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 DoveColumbidae722024+334%1991
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae312023+25%1991
Common RavenCorvidae212024+50%1991
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae202024+447%1991
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae182024+480%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae142024-59%1991
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae92024-19%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024+86%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92024-30%1992
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92024+129%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82024+110%1991
House FinchFringillidae82024+63%2000
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62024-44%1991
Great Horned OwlStrigidae62017+500%1995
Sage ThrasherMimidae52019-56%1992
Yellow WarblerParulidae52001n/an/a
Gray VireoVireonidae52024+167%2008
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-65%1991
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024-37%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-27%1997
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42023+0%1992
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42019+233%2011
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024-38%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+67%1991
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32023-50%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+125%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+200%2003
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32024-79%2010
Pinyon JayCorvidae22024+291%1991
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae21987n/an/a
Juniper TitmouseParidae22023-72%1996
American RobinTurdidae22024+40%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22024-18%1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22022+78%1996
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae21992n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+0%2010
Western BluebirdTurdidae22023+75%2016
BushtitAegithalidae22023+25%2000
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae22003n/an/a
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae22017+100%2016

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