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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Dragerton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2022Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Dragerton

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dragerton 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 LarkAlaudidae332022-53%1970
Common RavenCorvidae192022+100%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae182022-5%1971
Pinyon JayCorvidae142007-14%1971
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae142022+117%1988
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102022-68%1988
Black PhoebeTyrannidae81969n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82022+120%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72022+240%1987
Sage ThrasherMimidae62022-71%1970
Western BluebirdTurdidae61998+500%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae51998+0%1969
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52022-72%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51973n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae42021-46%1971
BushtitAegithalidae41969n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae42022-68%1973
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41973n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae42017+75%1989
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32022-20%1988
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32022+100%1988
Prairie FalconFalconidae31998+0%1993
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32021-79%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae22022-90%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021-67%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae22007-65%1970
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae21998-60%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae22018-29%1987
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22021-50%1973
Western TanagerCardinalidae22015+0%1971
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22010-73%1999
American CootRallidae21973n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae21973n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae22001-50%1988
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22013-50%2007
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22011-25%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22010+0%1996
GadwallAnatidae21997n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae21997n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae12016+67%1972

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