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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Salt Springs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

61Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Salt Springs

Top 40 of 61 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Salt Springs 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 LarkAlaudidae982025-44%1988
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae562025-24%1988
Common RavenCorvidae292025-45%1988
Rock WrenTroglodytidae282025+280%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025+18%1993
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62023+127%1989
Cinnamon TealAnatidae62021+20%1999
Sage ThrasherMimidae52019-27%1999
WilletScolopacidae42025+50%1989
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42018+50%2000
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae32019+67%1991
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32025-10%1988
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32019-69%1989
ChukarPhasianidae32025+50%2007
Virginia RailRallidae32021+200%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae22022+171%1988
Prairie FalconFalconidae22017-33%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22007+125%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22012-67%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22018-88%1988
American CootRallidae22005+0%1992
Sandhill CraneGruidae22025+20%1998
Ruddy DuckAnatidae22004-50%1993
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22019+100%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22025+75%1998
House FinchFringillidae22022+100%1994
MallardAnatidae22017-40%2005
American AvocetRecurvirostridae12003+0%1990
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12024-43%1992
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12025+0%2003
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12025-25%1988
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12022-40%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12025+50%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae12018+0%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae11987n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae12019-25%1999
GadwallAnatidae11988n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae12023-25%1995
Short-eared OwlStrigidae12022+0%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12014-50%1999

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