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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Moab Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Moab

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moab 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
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae512025+329%1991
House FinchFringillidae412025+352%1991
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae322025-61%1991
White-throated SwiftApodidae292025-84%1991
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae252025+0%1991
Spotted TowheePasserellidae212025+900%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae182025+429%1992
Common RavenCorvidae172025+100%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142023-73%1992
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae122025+0%1991
Rock WrenTroglodytidae112025-38%1991
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82025-42%1991
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+63%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-67%1991
House SparrowPasseridae82025+156%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+133%1992
Rock PigeonColumbidae81997+300%1991
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62025-20%1991
American RobinTurdidae62025-50%1991
BushtitAegithalidae62024+50%2009
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024-20%2015
Lucy's WarblerParulidae62025+0%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025-75%1991
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae52025-23%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52009+400%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae51998n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae42025-88%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-85%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+150%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+67%2012
Pinyon JayCorvidae42021n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-40%1991
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025+0%1991
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32025+60%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025-27%2013
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae32025+50%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32012+250%1998
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025-79%1991
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22024+133%1992
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22001-43%1995

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