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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 38 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 →
38Years 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
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 LarkAlaudidae642024-50%1988
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae252024-21%1988
Common RavenCorvidae122024-59%1988
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae92024-14%1988
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62023+127%1989
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62024-12%1993
Cinnamon TealAnatidae62021+20%1999
Sage ThrasherMimidae52019-27%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42018+50%2000
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42024+130%1993
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae32019+67%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32019-69%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024+50%1993
Virginia RailRallidae32021+200%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae22022+171%1988
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021+25%2003
Prairie FalconFalconidae22017-33%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22007+125%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22012-67%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22018-88%1988
American CootRallidae22005+0%1992
Ruddy DuckAnatidae22004-50%1993
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22019+100%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22022+100%1998
House FinchFringillidae22022+100%1994
MallardAnatidae22017-40%2005
American AvocetRecurvirostridae12003+0%1990
WilletScolopacidae12021+0%1988
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12024-43%1992
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12019-25%1988
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12022-40%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae12018+0%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae11987n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae12019-25%1999
GadwallAnatidae11988n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae12023-25%1995
ChukarPhasianidae12018+0%2000
Short-eared OwlStrigidae12022+0%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12014-50%1999
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae12021-75%1992

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