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Vernon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
85Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Utah Vernon
Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 84 | 2024 | +145% | 1994 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 20 | 2024 | +9% | 1994 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -26% | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 2024 | -58% | 1994 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | -38% | 1994 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | -52% | 1994 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +143% | 1994 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +213% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | +50% | 1996 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | +29% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | -57% | 1994 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -73% | 1994 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | +400% | 1992 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +300% | 2009 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2004 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +60% | 1997 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -48% | 1994 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -25% | 1994 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +75% | 1994 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2008 | +150% | 2000 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2007 | +40% | 2003 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | -59% | 1997 | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | 4 | 2009 | +100% | 2000 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 2024 | -82% | 1994 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | -71% | 1994 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -44% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2021 | -29% | 1994 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2002 | -25% | 1993 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 3 | 2024 | +167% | 2008 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | +20% | 2018 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2019 | +22% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2024 | -47% | 1994 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2018 | -33% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | -71% | 1994 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2024 | -67% | 1994 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2004 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 2 | 2018 | +50% | 1997 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2019 | -33% | 1997 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | +50% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.