BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16
Desert View Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 50 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
50Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1987–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Desert View
Top 40 of 50 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 33 | 2024 | -32% | 1995 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | +83% | 1995 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 2024 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2024 | -14% | 1995 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2024 | +80% | 1996 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 8 | 2024 | -50% | 1995 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +17% | 1995 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -55% | 1995 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +29% | 1996 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +21% | 1997 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2021 | +40% | 2010 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 2004 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | +111% | 1996 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2018 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2019 | -50% | 1995 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -52% | 1997 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 2 | 2018 | +40% | 1997 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2014 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 2019 | +33% | 2013 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 2 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2024 | +0% | 1998 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 1999 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 1 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 1 | 1998 | -50% | 1993 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2021 | -67% | 1993 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 1 | 2024 | -69% | 1997 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 1 | 2018 | +50% | 2007 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 1 | 2024 | +43% | 1997 | |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 1 | 2013 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2024 | -50% | 1999 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 1 | 2019 | +0% | 1995 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 1 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 1 | 2015 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 1 | 2024 | +20% | 1999 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 1 | 2019 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2021 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2018 | -50% | 2010 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.