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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Bryce Canyon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Bryce Canyon

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bryce Canyon 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
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025+200%1993
Steller's JayCorvidae222025+71%1993
Western TanagerCardinalidae202025+39%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae182025+186%1993
American RobinTurdidae162025+186%1993
Common RavenCorvidae142025+133%1993
Mountain ChickadeeParidae142025-18%1993
Spotted TowheePasserellidae132025+113%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+525%1993
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae122025-27%1993
Cassin's FinchFringillidae92025+82%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92025+200%1993
Western BluebirdTurdidae92025+88%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025-13%1993
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72025-5%1996
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025-20%1994
Juniper TitmouseParidae61993n/an/a
Pinyon JayCorvidae62025+0%2015
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62015+200%1994
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae52025-57%1996
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52025+300%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52023+38%1997
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024-27%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42025+0%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae42022+67%2005
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025+60%1993
White-throated SwiftApodidae32025-58%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32025+25%2006
Virginia's WarblerParulidae32024-17%2004
BushtitAegithalidae32006n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32012n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+0%2007
Red CrossbillFringillidae22024-56%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae22025+50%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae22025-48%1993
Grace's WarblerParulidae22025+18%1993
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22025-17%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22021+50%2005
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22025-75%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+133%2004

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