BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Hatch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

92Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
19942024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Hatch

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hatch route.
History
Mourning DoveColumbidae432024+154%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae262024+149%2001
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae232024+176%2001
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae202024+76%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192024+455%2001
House FinchFringillidae142024-22%2001
Spotted TowheePasserellidae142024+71%2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae132024+111%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122018-49%2004
Common RavenCorvidae112024+33%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae112017n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae102024+167%2001
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae82024+200%2010
RedheadAnatidae82003n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52024-17%2001
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52024+304%2001
Pinyon JayCorvidae52004n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+400%2004
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42024-95%2004
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32023-13%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024-58%2001
White-throated SwiftApodidae32024+80%2009
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024+0%2003
BushtitAegithalidae32024+100%2008
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32016+100%2005
MallardAnatidae32021+17%2007
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+17%2008
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae32005n/an/a
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32008n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+279%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023+75%2017
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22023-63%2001
American KestrelFalconidae22024-50%2001
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22022+20%2005
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22011+40%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22023-43%2001
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22024+0%2005
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22005+100%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae22022-20%2015
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae22024+7%2004

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