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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 10

Neponset Res Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2018Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Neponset Res

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Neponset Res 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
California GullLaridae686201811×1998
Ring-billed GullLaridae2502018+113%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae2502017+1%1998
American White PelicanPelecanidae200201816×1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae1182018-10%1997
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae1082018-2%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1062018+71%1997
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae782018+10%1997
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae662018-38%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae612018+15%1997
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae552018+650%1998
Sage ThrasherMimidae552018+47%1997
Eared GrebePodicipedidae502018+608%1998
American CootRallidae50201816×1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae482018+78%1998
GadwallAnatidae402017+133%1998
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae372018-52%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae302018+0%1997
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae232018+93%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae172018+311%1997
MallardAnatidae142018-12%1997
Green-winged TealAnatidae122017+0%1997
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae122018+200%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae122018+56%1997
Northern ShovelerAnatidae122017-13%1999
American AvocetRecurvirostridae112018+129%1998
European StarlingSturnidae112018+38%2000
Ruddy DuckAnatidae112018+256%2001
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae92018-68%1998
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92017-85%1997
WilletScolopacidae82018-64%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae82018-56%1997
Forster's TernLaridae72018+75%1998
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae72018+180%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72016+557%1998
Snowy EgretArdeidae72018+100%1999
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62018+80%1999
House SparrowPasseridae62018+100%2013
CanvasbackAnatidae52017+114%1998
Lesser ScaupAnatidae52017+57%1998

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