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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Skyline Driv Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
26Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Skyline Driv

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Skyline Driv 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
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae362025-52%1988
Pine SiskinFringillidae332025-38%1988
Warbling VireoVireonidae302025-43%1988
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae282025-36%1988
American RobinTurdidae282025-39%1988
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae222025-39%1988
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae222025-23%1988
Western TanagerCardinalidae192025-61%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-51%1988
Tree SwallowHirundinidae142025-82%1988
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025-65%1988
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae122025-47%1988
Hermit ThrushTurdidae92025-57%1988
Red CrossbillFringillidae92025-30%2000
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae82025-17%1990
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae82025-78%1988
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72025-52%1988
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae72025+73%1988
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+175%1988
Lesser ScaupAnatidae62002+33%1988
Cinnamon TealAnatidae61992+500%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025-56%1988
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae52025-8%1988
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae42025-82%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae42016+100%1992
Common RavenCorvidae42016+111%1990
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae41989n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae41997+100%1993
GadwallAnatidae32003+46%1988
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32025-55%1988
Cassin's FinchFringillidae32025-74%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32011-59%1992
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae32016+244%1989
Northern PintailAnatidae31990-50%1988
Virginia's WarblerParulidae32015+200%2012
Steller's JayCorvidae22025+0%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22015-82%1988
Sage ThrasherMimidae22025+0%1993
Mountain ChickadeeParidae22015-39%1990
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae22016-25%1995

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