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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
2Observers

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
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae332025+74%1997
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae292025+76%2007
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae252025-22%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae192025+167%1999
American RobinTurdidae142025-50%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025-21%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae132025+220%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025-59%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025-24%1997
Sage ThrasherMimidae92025-44%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae82025+118%1997
European StarlingSturnidae82022-13%1997
GadwallAnatidae82022+75%2002
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72025-69%1997
WilletScolopacidae62022+122%1999
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62021+83%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-71%1997
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52025-53%1997
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52025-51%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52022+150%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+80%2000
California GullLaridae52012+400%1999
Common RavenCorvidae52025+80%2010
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-48%1997
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42022+225%1998
Green-winged TealAnatidae42019+67%2002
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+100%2010
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32022-44%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32018+0%1998
Ring-billed GullLaridae32025+133%2001
Pine SiskinFringillidae32008n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22025+5%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025-88%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025-82%1997
Northern PintailAnatidae22021-82%1998
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22025+0%1998
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22021+100%2005
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025+0%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22025+0%1998
Snowy PloverCharadriidae21997n/an/a

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