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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 39 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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 LarkAlaudidae302025-53%1970
Common RavenCorvidae252025+194%1972
Pinyon JayCorvidae142007-14%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-7%1971
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae102025+150%1988
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025-66%1988
Black PhoebeTyrannidae81969n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72022+240%1987
Western BluebirdTurdidae61998+500%1969
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62025-77%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae51998+0%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51973n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025-89%1970
American RobinTurdidae42025-31%1971
BushtitAegithalidae41969n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae42022-68%1973
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41973n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae42017+75%1989
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32025-87%1970
Prairie FalconFalconidae31998+0%1993
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32021-79%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae22007-65%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22025-75%1970
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae21998-60%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae22018-29%1987
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22021-50%1973
Western TanagerCardinalidae22015+0%1971
American CootRallidae21973n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae21973n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22025-40%1988
European StarlingSturnidae22001-50%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025+120%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22013-50%2007
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22011-25%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22010+0%1996
GadwallAnatidae21997n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae21997n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12025-67%1987
Golden EagleAccipitridae12016+67%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12021-40%1986

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.