BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9
Gold Hill Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
36Years Surveyed
1987–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Gold Hill
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 45 | 2024 | -54% | 1989 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 26 | 2024 | +275% | 1989 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | -63% | 1989 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | +72% | 1989 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 17 | 2024 | -71% | 1989 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | +155% | 1993 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2024 | -61% | 1989 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 10 | 2017 | +133% | 1990 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -75% | 1990 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +60% | 2015 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | -71% | 1993 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 7 | 2015 | +250% | 1997 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -5% | 1992 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -43% | 1996 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 5 | 2018 | +175% | 2010 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | +167% | 2018 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2022 | -38% | 1989 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 4 | 2017 | +0% | 1989 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 4 | 2021 | -60% | 2013 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2021 | -80% | 2015 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -10% | 1989 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | -47% | 1989 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2024 | -69% | 1991 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | -42% | 1991 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 2019 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 2 | 2002 | -95% | 1991 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2022 | -75% | 1990 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2022 | -55% | 1990 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2018 | +63% | 1991 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 2 | 2008 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2021 | +20% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.