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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Vernon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
32Years 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 Vernon

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Vernon 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 LarkAlaudidae1752025+217%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1282025-8%1994
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae352025-65%1994
European StarlingSturnidae322025-2%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae242025-37%1994
House FinchFringillidae222025-31%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae182025-45%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-50%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae122025+229%1994
Common RavenCorvidae112025-43%1994
House SparrowPasseridae112025+88%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92025+53%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92025-33%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+250%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-61%1994
Gray VireoVireonidae62025-33%2019
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52024+400%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+300%2008
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-84%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae42004+100%1994
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42025+40%2002
MallardAnatidae42008+150%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42007+40%2003
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+38%2014
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae42009+100%2000
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32025-77%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+43%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32025+50%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae32002-25%1993
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+0%1997
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32025-22%2001
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32025+100%2015
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22019+22%1995
American KestrelFalconidae22018-33%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025+80%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae22004+0%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22025+13%1994
BushtitAegithalidae22018+50%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22019-33%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025-36%1996

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