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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Main Canyon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

130Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Main Canyon

Top 40 of 130 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae262025+116%1989
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae252025-43%1989
American RobinTurdidae242025-64%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182025+75%1990
Warbling VireoVireonidae182025+82%2004
Yellow WarblerParulidae162025+567%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025+30%1989
White-throated SwiftApodidae142025-57%1991
Western TanagerCardinalidae122025+163%1990
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+740%2001
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+200%1990
Green-winged TealAnatidae102013+400%1991
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-22%1990
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae92003n/an/a
Lesser ScaupAnatidae92025+80%2016
American CootRallidae82025+267%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82019+2%1989
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae82025+54%2004
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae72002-30%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae72025+260%2017
Ruddy DuckAnatidae62022+200%2005
MallardAnatidae62025-33%1991
BushtitAegithalidae62015+64%2005
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae52025-27%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025+0%1989
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41991+100%1987
Northern PintailAnatidae41988n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae41989+100%1988
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42025+75%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025+125%1990
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42025+220%2003
Eared GrebePodicipedidae42019+150%2014
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024-75%1989
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae32024+17%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-67%1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32018+317%1990
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32025-73%1989
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32018+100%1991
American AvocetRecurvirostridae32002+200%1991
Peregrine FalconFalconidae32001n/an/a

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