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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Newcastle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
1997–2022Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Newcastle

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newcastle 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
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae622022+433%1999
Common RavenCorvidae502022-59%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332022+193%1999
House FinchFringillidae292022+308%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae272022-30%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242022+62%1999
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae222022+11%1999
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae152022+4%1999
Spotted TowheePasserellidae152022-57%1999
Pinyon JayCorvidae132021-39%2003
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae132022+233%1999
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132022+257%2012
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112018+6%2002
European StarlingSturnidae102022+19%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102022-64%1999
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae102022-68%1999
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae102022-13%1999
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92022-39%1999
American RobinTurdidae92022-68%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82019-59%1999
House SparrowPasseridae82021+100%1999
Juniper TitmouseParidae82022+70%1999
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82022+138%2001
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae72022-13%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72022-27%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62022+100%1999
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62021+200%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62022-65%1999
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae52018-57%1999
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52022+175%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae52022-32%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52022+140%2006
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae52022+75%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae52018+150%2006
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42022-30%1999
Western TanagerCardinalidae42021+127%1999
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42022-49%1999
Gray VireoVireonidae42022+17%2001
Western BluebirdTurdidae42022+325%2002
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32000-20%1998

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