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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 10

E. Bear Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2022Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah E. Bear Lake

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the E. Bear Lake 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae442022-27%1997
American RobinTurdidae432022-41%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae332022-59%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae292022-15%1997
Sage ThrasherMimidae192022-27%1997
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae182022+18%1997
MallardAnatidae122022+79%1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae122022-45%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae112022-66%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae92022+182%1997
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae92022-37%1997
European StarlingSturnidae82022-13%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82022-7%1997
GadwallAnatidae82022+75%2002
Common RavenCorvidae82022+70%2010
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72022-38%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62022-35%1997
Northern HarrierAccipitridae62021+30%1998
WilletScolopacidae62022+122%1999
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62021+83%2001
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae62022+150%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae52022-67%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52022+150%2000
California GullLaridae52012+400%1999
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42022+225%1998
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42022+11%1999
Green-winged TealAnatidae42019+67%2002
Ring-billed GullLaridae42021+100%2001
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32022-44%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae32022+140%1998
Western TanagerCardinalidae32022-29%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32018+0%1998
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae32019-57%2007
Pine SiskinFringillidae32008n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022-88%1997
American KestrelFalconidae22022+133%1997
Northern PintailAnatidae22021-82%1998
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22021+100%2005
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22022+80%1998
Snowy PloverCharadriidae21997n/an/a

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