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Saleratus Cr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
1995–2018Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Saleratus Cr

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Saleratus Cr 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 GullLaridae1082018+28%1998
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae862018+16%1997
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae722018-9%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae582018-7%1997
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae472018-36%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae472018-48%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412018+64%1997
Sage ThrasherMimidae412018+28%1997
Franklin's GullLaridae392007n/an/a
Eared GrebePodicipedidae202016-64%2004
Bank SwallowHirundinidae192000+850%1995
American WigeonAnatidae162018+83%1998
MallardAnatidae132017+100%1997
Ruddy DuckAnatidae132018+167%2002
Green-winged TealAnatidae122018-5%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae122017-32%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae122018-13%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122013+114%1997
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae122016-6%1999
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae112018+182%2000
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae112018-56%1997
Ring-billed GullLaridae92017+564%1998
American CootRallidae92018-3%1997
Cinnamon TealAnatidae82018+9%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae82004+700%1998
European StarlingSturnidae72018-75%1998
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae72018-39%1997
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72015+64%1997
American White PelicanPelecanidae72017+600%2013
Northern PintailAnatidae62018+57%1998
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae62013+260%1997
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62017+64%1998
GadwallAnatidae52016-31%1998
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae52018+67%1998
American KestrelFalconidae52016-18%1997
American CrowCorvidae52018+55%1997
American RobinTurdidae52018-61%1997
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52007+100%2001
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae52018+50%1999
Sandhill CraneGruidae52015+67%2000

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