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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Main Canyon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Main Canyon

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Main Canyon 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
Warbling VireoVireonidae252024+58%2004
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae212024-46%1989
American RobinTurdidae212024-73%1989
Spotted TowheePasserellidae192024+28%1989
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+640%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024-26%1989
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024+333%1992
Green-winged TealAnatidae102013+400%1991
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae92024+88%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024-31%1990
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae92024+46%2004
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae92003n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82019+2%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024+125%1990
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae72002-30%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+280%2017
Ruddy DuckAnatidae62022+200%2005
Western TanagerCardinalidae62024+75%1990
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-52%1990
BushtitAegithalidae62015+64%2005
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41991+100%1987
Northern PintailAnatidae41988n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae41989+100%1988
Virginia's WarblerParulidae42024-50%2006
Eared GrebePodicipedidae42019+150%2014
American CootRallidae32024+200%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024-75%1989
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae32024+17%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-67%1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32018+317%1990
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32018+100%1991
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-11%1991
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae32024+160%2003
American AvocetRecurvirostridae32002+200%1991
Peregrine FalconFalconidae32001n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae32022+25%2007
Red CrossbillFringillidae32007n/an/a
Lesser ScaupAnatidae32018-40%2016
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae32024n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22002-73%1989

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.