BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Peplin Mountain Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 38 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

38Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Peplin Mountain

Top 38 of 38 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Peplin Mountain 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 LarkAlaudidae1042025+1%2001
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae272025-46%2001
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae142025+9%2002
Common RavenCorvidae102025+111%2001
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae92025-50%2002
Rock WrenTroglodytidae92025+378%2002
Short-eared OwlStrigidae52024+400%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae52025+270%2001
Lark BuntingPasserellidae52005+150%2004
Northern HarrierAccipitridae42025+50%2005
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-52%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32025-46%2002
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024+0%2003
European StarlingSturnidae21999n/an/a
Prairie FalconFalconidae22025-17%2002
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22025+40%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+125%2006
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22013n/an/a
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae12024+0%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12011+0%2005
Sage ThrasherMimidae12025+0%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae11999n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae12013-25%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12011+0%2004
American KestrelFalconidae12001n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae12008+0%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae12013+0%2002
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12023+0%2005
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12003n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae12025+0%2005
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12014+0%2009
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae12008n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae12009n/an/a
ChukarPhasianidae12025-50%2011
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae12011n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae12011n/an/a
Pinyon JayCorvidae12022n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12023n/an/a

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