BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Jensen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Utah Jensen

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jensen 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
Lark SparrowPasserellidae502025-8%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae322025+6%1994
Sandhill CraneGruidae282025+975%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025+95%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae212025-25%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae192025-40%1994
American RobinTurdidae192025+427%1995
Common RavenCorvidae182025+371%1996
House FinchFringillidae182025+271%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae142025+129%1994
House SparrowPasseridae132025+456%2022
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025+43%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae11202515×2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae102025+64%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+47%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae10202515×2001
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82025-69%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae82025-35%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+333%2007
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72025+61%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72025+153%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72025+140%2000
American CrowCorvidae72023-50%2005
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52024+80%2002
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+43%1998
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+43%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+10%2001
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+200%2005
American AvocetRecurvirostridae52023n/an/a
GadwallAnatidae42023+67%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+88%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42023-87%1994
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae42025-8%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42018-76%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025-59%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42011+70%1997
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42025-14%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025+100%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+100%2011
Canada GooseAnatidae32024-27%1999

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