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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Clive Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 31 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

31Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Clive

Top 31 of 31 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Clive 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae2962021+53%2004
Common RavenCorvidae382021+178%2004
Lark SparrowPasserellidae13201313×2002
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae112021+230%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112014+111%2006
Sage ThrasherMimidae92021-28%2005
American AvocetRecurvirostridae92021n/an/a
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52014+400%2001
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42014-86%2004
Golden EagleAccipitridae32021+200%2008
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32021n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22014-20%2005
Prairie FalconFalconidae22021+0%2005
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22011+40%2007
House SparrowPasseridae22009+0%2006
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22021+100%2010
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22021n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae12014+0%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae12009-50%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12001n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12021+33%2005
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae12002n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae12021+0%2005
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12013-40%2006
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12014+0%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12008-50%2007
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12008n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae12013+0%2009
House FinchFringillidae12021+0%2010
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae12013n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12014n/an/a

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