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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Hite Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

63Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Hite

Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hite 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae242025+10%1992
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae202025+104%1992
Mountain ChickadeeParidae161992n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae132025+237%1993
Pine SiskinFringillidae111986n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae102025+531%2001
Pinyon JayCorvidae82025-61%1993
White-throated SwiftApodidae72021+25%1992
Common RavenCorvidae72025-35%1992
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae61997+500%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae52001+150%1986
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52025+50%2013
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42025+0%1992
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42025-14%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025-20%1993
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025-42%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae42003+150%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42025+33%2001
Scott's OrioleIcteridae42025+33%2009
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32023+50%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32021-56%2003
Gray VireoVireonidae22025-63%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22023-50%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-40%1993
Juniper TitmouseParidae22025-69%1994
Virginia's WarblerParulidae22007+100%1993
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae22015+0%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22018+0%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae21997+0%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22005+100%1996
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae21997n/an/a
Peregrine FalconFalconidae22015+0%2005
BushtitAegithalidae22025n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae12019+0%1994
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae12001+13%1992
Sage ThrasherMimidae12010-75%1986
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae12016-63%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae12025-65%1993
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12015+0%2004
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae12023-38%2003

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