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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Goshen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Goshen

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Goshen 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
House SparrowPasseridae2062025+221%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1702025+167%1970
European StarlingSturnidae1652025+228%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae772025+385%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae59202514×1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae532025+759%1970
American AvocetRecurvirostridae502024+411%2000
California GullLaridae45202515×1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae412025+300%1974
American White PelicanPelecanidae352024+29%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025-57%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262025-9%1993
Cinnamon TealAnatidae252024+650%1986
Common RavenCorvidae252025+263%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025+67%1970
American RobinTurdidae212025+92%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae182025-41%1999
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae172025+217%2010
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025+533%1975
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae102025+400%1994
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae102024+48%2000
Ruddy DuckAnatidae102006+400%1999
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025+417%1971
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82025+136%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+186%1971
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae72025+160%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72013+600%1992
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72000n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62025-74%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62025-90%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+21%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52024-13%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42018+100%1986
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+33%1987
Sandhill CraneGruidae42025-31%1996
RedheadAnatidae42009+0%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+367%1970
House FinchFringillidae32025+120%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae32007-67%1982
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025+120%1986

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