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Jensen Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Jensen
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 86 | 2024 | +110% | 1994 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 43 | 2024 | -30% | 1994 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | -2% | 1994 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 30 | 2024 | +141% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 28 | 2024 | +364% | 1995 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | -16% | 1994 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 19 | 2024 | -33% | 1994 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2024 | 14× | 2001 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | -49% | 1994 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 14 | 2024 | 13× | 2001 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 13 | 2024 | -73% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 13 | 2024 | 12× | 2007 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | -18% | 1997 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 12 | 2024 | +550% | 2019 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 11 | 2024 | +44% | 1994 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +186% | 1996 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 8 | 2024 | +650% | 2000 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +127% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +333% | 2007 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +14% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | +16% | 1995 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +14% | 1994 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -23% | 1997 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2023 | -50% | 2005 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +214% | 2005 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | -65% | 1995 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +80% | 2002 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +100% | 2000 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -54% | 2016 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 5 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +88% | 1994 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -87% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2018 | -76% | 1994 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2011 | +70% | 1997 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2024 | -14% | 1998 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +125% | 2012 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | -27% | 1999 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2023 | +133% | 1994 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | -76% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.