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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Canyonlands Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 47 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

47Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2006Span
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Bird Species Found on Utah Canyonlands

Top 40 of 47 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
House FinchFringillidae732006+56%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae362006-23%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae342006-17%1993
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae302006+22%1993
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae262006+51%1993
Common RavenCorvidae152006+363%1993
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142006+14%1993
White-throated SwiftApodidae112006-43%1993
Pinyon JayCorvidae102006-23%1993
BushtitAegithalidae102006+360%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae82006-73%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72006+113%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52006+0%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52006-21%1993
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae42006-64%1993
Juniper TitmouseParidae42006-41%1993
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32006-13%1993
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32002+114%1996
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32006-44%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae32006+200%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22004+100%1991
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22006+0%1995
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22005+50%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22006-92%1993
Prairie FalconFalconidae22004n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae12001+0%1991
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae12001-67%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae11999+50%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae11991n/an/a
Gray VireoVireonidae12006+140%1993
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12004-57%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae12006-57%1995
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae11992n/an/a
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae12004+100%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae11999+0%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae11994n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae12001+0%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12005+0%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae11996n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae12005+0%1999

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