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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Fish Springs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 34 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

34Species 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 →
1987–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Fish Springs

Top 34 of 34 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fish Springs 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 LarkAlaudidae872025+19%1989
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae392025-47%1989
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae182025+229%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae131987n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae52023-29%2010
Common RavenCorvidae42025+30%1989
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32024+260%1995
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae32015n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae22016-55%1991
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025-50%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae22024+43%1992
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22015-29%1995
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22016+25%2009
Sage ThrasherMimidae22019+30%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-25%2000
Prairie FalconFalconidae12025-33%1989
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12007+0%1987
Pinyon JayCorvidae11987n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12023-50%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12025-50%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae11989n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12015+0%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12025+0%2002
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12022+0%1992
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12025+0%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12024+50%1995
Short-eared OwlStrigidae11995n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae12018+40%2008
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12015+0%2006
American KestrelFalconidae12011n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12011n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae12023+0%2015
House FinchFringillidae12025+0%2018
Scott's OrioleIcteridae12022n/an/a

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