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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Monticello Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Utah Monticello

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Monticello 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae392025-24%2000
Common RavenCorvidae362025-36%2000
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae362025-16%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae302025+30%2000
American CrowCorvidae242025-32%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae232025-13%2000
Hermit ThrushTurdidae192025+36%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae192024-27%2002
Spotted TowheePasserellidae172025-61%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae152025-40%2001
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae132025-20%2001
American RobinTurdidae132025-42%2000
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae122025-44%2000
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae122025+6%2001
Sage ThrasherMimidae112025-16%2007
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae92025n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025-19%2000
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae71999n/an/a
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae72025-17%2003
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62025-69%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+340%2001
Golden EagleAccipitridae62025+140%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-36%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62025-87%2002
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+65%2002
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae62000n/an/a
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae62024+6%2009
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-44%2000
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+0%2002
Pinyon JayCorvidae42025-61%2011
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae42025+0%2000
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae42025-60%2001
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024-13%2001
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42025n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+50%2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+117%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae32023-88%2003
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32025+100%2002
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32025-73%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32022+33%2004

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