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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Soapstone Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Soapstone

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Soapstone 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 RobinTurdidae692025+4%1997
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae362025+6%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae342025+30%1997
Pine SiskinFringillidae202025-52%1997
Western TanagerCardinalidae182025+13%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025-5%1997
Hermit ThrushTurdidae162025-18%1997
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152025+59%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152025+125%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae142025+223%1997
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae132025+208%1997
Cassin's FinchFringillidae112025-71%1997
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae112025-44%1997
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae112025+500%2001
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae102025-67%1997
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae102025+81%1997
Common RavenCorvidae92025+78%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae92025-59%1997
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+125%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+200%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+22%1999
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae72025+250%2001
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae62025+129%1997
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae62025+13%1997
Mountain ChickadeeParidae62025-31%1997
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae51992n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+21%1997
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae52025+44%2000
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+80%2002
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae52001n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae42025-67%1997
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-46%1997
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+125%1999
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42025-18%1997
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024+300%2017
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-59%1997
Canada JayCorvidae32013+0%1999
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32024+200%2002
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae32025-30%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32008+0%2001

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