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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Heber Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Heber Mtn.

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Heber Mtn. 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
American RobinTurdidae372025-24%1998
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae242025-11%1998
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae202025+23%1998
Pine SiskinFringillidae192025-69%1998
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae172025-11%1998
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae162025-4%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae162025-66%1998
Hermit ThrushTurdidae162025-2%1998
Western TanagerCardinalidae152025-15%1998
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae152025+529%1998
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae152024+113%2014
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae122025-18%1998
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae122025+650%2001
Mountain ChickadeeParidae112025-3%1998
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae112025-50%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+0%1998
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae92025+200%2003
Cassin's FinchFringillidae92025-77%1998
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92025-38%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-49%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+16%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-4%1998
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+20%1998
Steller's JayCorvidae72025+129%2000
European StarlingSturnidae72016+600%2015
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+38%1998
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae62025-40%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+19%1998
Sage ThrasherMimidae62025+280%2005
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae52025+167%2003
MallardAnatidae52023+20%2008
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52025+400%2022
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025+150%2000
Common RavenCorvidae32025+114%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-37%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025+25%1998
American KestrelFalconidae32025+25%2002
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae32022+200%1999
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32013n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025+200%2022

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