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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Escalante Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
1998–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Escalante

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Escalante 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
Pinyon JayCorvidae462025+571%2000
House FinchFringillidae242025+19%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae212025-19%2000
House SparrowPasseridae202025+582%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae192025+473%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025+244%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025+73%2000
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+33%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae122025-18%2000
Common RavenCorvidae102025-52%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae102019+233%2003
European StarlingSturnidae82025+0%2001
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae61999n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62023+89%2005
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52025-73%2000
American RobinTurdidae52025+7%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025-56%2000
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025-53%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025+0%2001
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae42025+0%2012
American CrowCorvidae41999n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42005+100%1999
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42022+67%2013
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42007n/an/a
Western BluebirdTurdidae42024+300%2019
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32025-42%2000
Gray VireoVireonidae32025+83%2002
BushtitAegithalidae32024+12%2001
Scott's OrioleIcteridae31999n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+25%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae22022+0%2000
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-38%2000
Juniper TitmouseParidae22019-50%2000
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22025+117%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22022-14%2003
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025+225%2002
Golden EagleAccipitridae22023+50%2016
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22002n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22018-14%2007
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22003n/an/a

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