BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9
Iron Springs Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 42 survey years, no longer active.
76Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1979–2023Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Iron Springs
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 50 | 2019 | +175% | 1987 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 40 | 2023 | -21% | 1981 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 25 | 2023 | +110% | 1981 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 19 | 1989 | +300% | 1985 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2023 | +106% | 1982 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2023 | -81% | 1981 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2023 | -63% | 1981 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2023 | +71% | 1982 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 8 | 2023 | +100% | 1981 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2023 | +85% | 1981 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2023 | -41% | 1985 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2023 | -67% | 1987 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2023 | +13% | 2011 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2008 | -79% | 1981 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | -48% | 1982 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2018 | +150% | 2004 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -83% | 1981 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2023 | +75% | 1982 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | +275% | 1985 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2015 | -77% | 1999 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2019 | +100% | 2008 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 2 | 2023 | -88% | 1981 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | -80% | 1986 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2023 | -50% | 1991 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 1986 | +100% | 1982 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2023 | -57% | 1987 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2001 | +0% | 1989 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2019 | +33% | 1996 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 2 | 2014 | -65% | 1995 | |
| Common Poorwill | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 2 | 2006 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 1 | 2022 | -57% | 1985 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 1 | 1997 | -38% | 1981 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2019 | +0% | 1981 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2023 | +33% | 1982 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 1988 | -48% | 1981 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 1985 | -94% | 1979 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 1 | 2018 | +0% | 1981 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.