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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Skyline Driv Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2016Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Skyline Driv

Top 40 of 91 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
American RobinTurdidae432016-36%1988
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae262016-61%1988
Pine SiskinFringillidae192016-65%1988
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae172016-29%1988
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae132016-53%1988
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae102016-53%1988
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae102016+36%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae72016-58%1988
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72016-72%1988
Lesser ScaupAnatidae62002+33%1988
Cinnamon TealAnatidae61992+500%1988
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62016+300%2011
Cassin's FinchFringillidae42016-73%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae42016+100%1992
Common RavenCorvidae42016+111%1990
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41987n/an/a
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae41989n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae41997+100%1993
GadwallAnatidae32003+46%1988
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32003-68%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32011-59%1992
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32015-17%1988
Sage ThrasherMimidae32004-17%1993
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae32016+244%1989
Northern PintailAnatidae31990-50%1988
Virginia's WarblerParulidae32015+200%2012
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22007+25%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22015-82%1988
Fox SparrowPasserellidae22006+0%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae22015-54%1988
Yellow WarblerParulidae22007+25%1988
Mountain ChickadeeParidae22015-39%1990
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22016-71%1988
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae22016-25%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22016-50%1989
American WigeonAnatidae22007+40%2000
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae21988n/an/a
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22016+67%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21990n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae21996+100%1991

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