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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Canyonlands Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 53 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

53Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Canyonlands

Top 40 of 53 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Canyonlands 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
Pinyon JayCorvidae662024+32%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae332024+15%1992
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae292024+52%1992
Common RavenCorvidae182024+300%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-7%1992
White-throated SwiftApodidae102022-13%1992
Gray VireoVireonidae82024+240%1992
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+50%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024+140%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52004-75%1996
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42016-50%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024-54%1992
Juniper TitmouseParidae42024-60%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32022-79%1992
BushtitAegithalidae32022-13%2009
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22024-46%1992
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22017-20%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22009-44%1992
House FinchFringillidae22024-39%1992
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22024-83%1992
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22023-17%1998
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22023+33%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22024+160%1992
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+0%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024+50%2013
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22017+33%2001
Western BluebirdTurdidae21996n/an/a
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22008n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae22022+100%2019
American KestrelFalconidae12021-29%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae12024-57%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae11986n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae12021-67%1992
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae12017-44%1992
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae12019-74%1992
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae12023-43%1992
Scott's OrioleIcteridae12022+50%1993
Prairie FalconFalconidae11993n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae12019+0%2013
American RobinTurdidae12021+0%1993

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