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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Navajo Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Navajo Lake

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Navajo Lake 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
Mountain ChickadeeParidae482024+235%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae482024+49%1986
American RobinTurdidae472024+32%1970
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae35202418×2006
Warbling VireoVireonidae302024+28%1986
Pine SiskinFringillidae222024+328%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024+63%1971
BushtitAegithalidae221969n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae211968n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae172024+123%1974
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae172024+269%1986
Eared GrebePodicipedidae172017+425%2013
Western TanagerCardinalidae142024+108%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+433%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae132022+89%2011
MallardAnatidae122024-11%1986
Steller's JayCorvidae122024+218%1971
Juniper TitmouseParidae121969n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae112024+19%1986
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102024+126%1986
Turkey VultureCathartidae102023+200%1999
American CootRallidae92024-54%1986
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024-12%1987
GadwallAnatidae92024+270%1989
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae92024+333%2003
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae72024+140%1971
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae72024+183%1986
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae61968n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+33%1988
Canada JayCorvidae61974n/an/a
White-throated SwiftApodidae52002-87%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae52024+0%1989
OspreyPandionidae52023+33%2002
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+83%1988
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae52024+300%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-65%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae41968n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae42024-65%1986
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42024+14%1974
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae41968n/an/a

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