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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 42 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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
American RobinTurdidae722025+41%1970
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae462025+239%1986
Pine SiskinFringillidae322025+259%1971
Hermit ThrushTurdidae322025+33%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302025+57%1971
Mountain ChickadeeParidae302025+147%1970
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae30202517×2006
Warbling VireoVireonidae262025+11%1986
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222025+71%1974
BushtitAegithalidae221969n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae211968n/an/a
Eared GrebePodicipedidae172017+425%2013
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae152025-44%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae132022+89%2011
Juniper TitmouseParidae121969n/an/a
Western TanagerCardinalidae102025+26%1970
GadwallAnatidae102025+160%1989
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae92025-13%1986
American CootRallidae92024-54%1986
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae92024+333%2003
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82025+68%1986
Cassin's FinchFringillidae82025+0%1986
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025-27%1987
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae72025+220%1996
Steller's JayCorvidae62025+88%1971
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae61968n/an/a
Canada JayCorvidae61974n/an/a
White-throated SwiftApodidae52002-87%1995
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52025+160%1971
Red CrossbillFringillidae52024+0%1989
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+33%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+350%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-65%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae41968n/an/a
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae41968n/an/a
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae42025+217%1986
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+29%1991
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae41974n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae32025-73%1986
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae32023+100%1987

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