BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9
Hardware Ranch Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.
109Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1994–2023Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Hardware Ranch
Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 92 | 2018 | +40% | 1996 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 80 | 2023 | +187% | 1996 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 55 | 2023 | +117% | 1996 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 51 | 2023 | +381% | 1996 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2023 | -33% | 1996 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 29 | 2023 | -62% | 1996 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 28 | 2018 | +373% | 1997 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 2023 | -24% | 1996 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 24 | 2023 | +177% | 1996 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2023 | -6% | 1996 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 20 | 2023 | +27% | 1996 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 18 | 2023 | -19% | 1996 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 16 | 2023 | -35% | 1996 | |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 15 | 2023 | +280% | 1996 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2023 | +15% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2023 | 11× | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2023 | -83% | 1996 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2023 | +160% | 2008 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2023 | +189% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2018 | +88% | 2004 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2023 | +700% | 2002 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2023 | -57% | 1996 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2023 | -39% | 1996 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2016 | -14% | 1996 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 8 | 2023 | +567% | 1998 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2023 | -74% | 1996 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2023 | +43% | 1997 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 6 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 6 | 2018 | +267% | 1997 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2023 | -68% | 1996 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2018 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | +50% | 1997 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2023 | +20% | 1997 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2018 | -7% | 1996 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 4 | 2023 | -52% | 1997 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | +67% | 1998 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -39% | 1996 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2017 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 4 | 2014 | +50% | 2001 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.