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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Canyon Rims Bird Survey Route

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

50Species 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 →
1998–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Utah Canyon Rims

Top 40 of 50 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Canyon Rims 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
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae642025+24%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae632025-64%2000
Pinyon JayCorvidae152025-53%2001
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+39%2000
Sage ThrasherMimidae122025+63%2001
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112025-59%2002
Common RavenCorvidae102025-10%2000
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82025-56%2000
House FinchFringillidae82025n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae72025-19%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025-40%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025+213%2000
Cassin's FinchFringillidae62018-36%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+11%2002
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae52018+67%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42007+100%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-77%2000
American CrowCorvidae42022+0%2009
Gray VireoVireonidae42025n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025-88%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-63%2001
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32025-76%2001
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32025-70%2003
White-throated SwiftApodidae32025-69%2012
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32016+217%2007
BushtitAegithalidae32025-33%2018
Juniper TitmouseParidae32025n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22021-29%2002
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22025-22%2006
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22001+100%2000
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22024+100%2013
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22025n/an/a
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22025n/an/a
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae12004-33%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12025+67%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae11998n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12025-67%2003
American RobinTurdidae11998n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae12016-75%2007
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12006-50%2001

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