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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Glen Canyon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 42 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

42Species 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 →
1993–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Utah Glen Canyon

Top 40 of 42 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae312024-33%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae192024+29%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122023+33%1996
Rock WrenTroglodytidae122024-17%1996
Common RavenCorvidae112024-14%1996
House SparrowPasseridae52022-32%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae51999+400%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024+20%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+100%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024-62%1996
Sage ThrasherMimidae32000+0%1995
ChukarPhasianidae32016+50%1998
Pinyon JayCorvidae32018+33%2002
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32023-29%2014
Western BluebirdTurdidae32023+200%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22019+67%2014
European StarlingSturnidae21995+100%1993
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22023+50%1998
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22018+0%2004
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22019+50%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22014+100%2001
Golden EagleAccipitridae22017+0%2007
Prairie FalconFalconidae12015-50%1993
American KestrelFalconidae11999+0%1993
White-throated SwiftApodidae12022-50%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12018-29%1998
House FinchFringillidae12024+250%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae12024+10%1997
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12022+33%2003
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae12015-33%1998
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae12005-67%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12010-33%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12024-50%2011
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae12018-50%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae12019+0%2008
Peregrine FalconFalconidae12023+0%2010
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae12023-38%2018
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae12023-50%2015
Gray VireoVireonidae12015n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12021+0%2016

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