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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 26 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
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 LarkAlaudidae542024-7%1993
Pinyon JayCorvidae402024-54%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024-38%1993
Common RavenCorvidae142024+73%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142024-55%1993
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae122024-30%1993
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae122022+200%1996
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae122024+29%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122007+550%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-48%1993
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+200%1994
House FinchFringillidae92024+78%1999
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae92024+82%2010
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae72024+100%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62007-50%1994
Gray VireoVireonidae62024+22%2018
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+50%2006
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52004-22%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+64%1998
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42024-33%1996
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42024+117%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32019-50%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32023-63%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae31992n/an/a
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae31992n/an/a
White-throated SwiftApodidae32024-36%2003
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32023+70%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022+50%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae22024-86%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024+90%1993
American KestrelFalconidae22002+0%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22021-33%1992
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22024-50%1999
Juniper TitmouseParidae22024-85%1996
Golden EagleAccipitridae22021+50%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022+100%2004
Warbling VireoVireonidae22002n/an/a
BushtitAegithalidae22024-75%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae22018n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12021-84%1993

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