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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Glen Canyon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

62Species 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 →
1991–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Glen Canyon

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Glen Canyon 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 LarkAlaudidae832025+3%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262025-19%1993
Pinyon JayCorvidae192025-56%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae182025-62%1993
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae162025+155%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae142025+4%1999
Common RavenCorvidae132025+81%1993
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122007+550%1998
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+258%1994
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae112025+164%2010
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae92025+30%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+18%1998
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae72025+11%1998
Juniper TitmouseParidae72025-73%1996
House FinchFringillidae62025+39%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62007-50%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52004-22%1997
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+117%2006
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42025-25%1996
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42025-22%1993
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42025+227%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32019-50%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+117%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae31992n/an/a
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae31992n/an/a
White-throated SwiftApodidae32024-36%2003
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32025+20%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022+50%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025-91%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025-52%1993
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22025+100%1993
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22025-71%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+75%2004
Warbling VireoVireonidae22002n/an/a
BushtitAegithalidae22024-75%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae22018n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12021-84%1993
American KestrelFalconidae12025+0%1994
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae12021+50%2000
Scott's OrioleIcteridae12025-71%1994

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