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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Notch Peak Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 40 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

40Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Notch Peak

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

Species recorded on the Notch Peak 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae1692024-18%1991
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae282024-64%1991
Common RavenCorvidae72024-33%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62004+50%1986
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52021n/an/a
Snowy PloverCharadriidae41999+133%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae32006+100%1992
Golden EagleAccipitridae32018+100%1991
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32019+41%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32024+0%1996
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32024+117%1992
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae31992n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae22023-33%1992
American AvocetRecurvirostridae21995+100%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22001+0%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22023+25%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae12004-50%1995
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12023-43%1991
Prairie FalconFalconidae12023-25%2001
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae11986n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12002+0%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12003-71%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12021-88%1993
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae12024-69%1991
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12023-40%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae12006-40%1997
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae11999+0%1986
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12023+0%2003
American KestrelFalconidae12006+0%1990
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae12024-41%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae11990n/an/a
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae11992+0%1991
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae12021+0%1991
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11994-67%1992
RedheadAnatidae11993n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12000+0%1995
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12023+0%1999
White-throated SwiftApodidae12018+0%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12002n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12004n/an/a

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