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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Monticello Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
1998–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Utah Monticello

Top 40 of 80 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
Common RavenCorvidae362024-59%2000
Spotted TowheePasserellidae242024-59%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae192024-27%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae172024-29%2000
Pinyon JayCorvidae122024-65%2011
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+71%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024-55%2000
House FinchFringillidae92015+0%2002
American CrowCorvidae82024-58%2000
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82024-42%2000
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae82024-54%2000
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82024+12%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+220%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024-37%2000
Sage ThrasherMimidae72024-48%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+480%2001
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae71999n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72023-44%2001
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae62000n/an/a
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae62024+6%2009
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+100%2004
Mountain ChickadeeParidae52003+400%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024-13%2001
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42024-25%2003
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42018-58%2013
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32024+12%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae32023-88%2003
American RobinTurdidae32024-37%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32022+33%2004
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae32004+200%1999
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae32024-74%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022-13%2004
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32023n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22023-81%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22023-57%2000
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae22024-17%2003
Golden EagleAccipitridae22024+140%2002
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22023-90%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae22024-33%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae22022+75%2002

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