BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16
Moab Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
82Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1986–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Moab
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 65 | 2024 | +304% | 1991 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 37 | 2024 | +246% | 1991 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2024 | -73% | 1991 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +900% | 1993 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +68% | 1992 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2023 | -73% | 1992 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | +100% | 1991 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +500% | 1992 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2024 | +178% | 1992 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | -27% | 1991 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -8% | 1991 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 1997 | +300% | 1991 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2024 | +189% | 1991 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 6 | 2024 | +50% | 2009 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | -20% | 2015 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +56% | 2012 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | -41% | 1991 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2009 | +400% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2022 | +60% | 2003 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +75% | 1997 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 1991 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2012 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2012 | +250% | 1998 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2024 | -40% | 1991 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | -79% | 1991 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2023 | -92% | 1991 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -68% | 1991 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | -87% | 1991 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | +133% | 1992 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | -59% | 1991 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2001 | -43% | 1995 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 1995 | +100% | 1992 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2012 | +33% | 1997 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 2 | 2022 | -86% | 1996 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 2 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lucy's Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2024 | +22% | 2016 | |
| Black Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | +0% | 2019 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.