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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Gold Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
37Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Gold Hill

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gold Hill 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae962025-38%1989
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae732025-63%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae532025-48%1989
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae382025+63%1989
Pinyon JayCorvidae302025-46%1989
Lark SparrowPasserellidae302025+190%1993
Common RavenCorvidae212025+375%1989
Rock WrenTroglodytidae182025+250%1993
Sage ThrasherMimidae162025-59%1993
American CootRallidae102017+133%1990
American CrowCorvidae101989n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-53%1989
Pine SiskinFringillidae82024+60%2015
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae72025+20%2002
American WigeonAnatidae72015+250%1997
ChukarPhasianidae62025+200%1992
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62025+100%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025-57%1989
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025+0%1989
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52025-44%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-77%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52025-25%1991
Northern PintailAnatidae52018+175%2010
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae52025+22%2019
Golden EagleAccipitridae42025-33%1990
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+40%1995
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42025+133%2002
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae42021-60%2013
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42015n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae31987n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32022+100%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32025+0%1990
House FinchFringillidae32025-26%1992
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025-29%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae31989n/an/a
Green-winged TealAnatidae31999n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+0%2019
GadwallAnatidae22002-95%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22025-84%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025-70%1990

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