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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Wellington 3 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2012–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Wellington 3

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wellington 3 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae682024+273%2014
European StarlingSturnidae642024+64%2014
Horned LarkAlaudidae532024+207%2014
Pinyon JayCorvidae352024+51%2014
Lark SparrowPasserellidae352024+142%2014
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae332024+1%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262024+593%2014
Common RavenCorvidae232024+575%2014
House SparrowPasseridae202024+175%2014
Western KingbirdTyrannidae172024-14%2014
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae142024+57%2014
Spotted TowheePasserellidae142024-21%2014
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae132024+26%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024-2%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112024+35%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae102016+400%2012
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102024+61%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024+6%2014
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72024+41%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-52%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+44%2014
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+12%2014
House FinchFringillidae52024-21%2014
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52019+67%2012
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52024+300%2017
MallardAnatidae52021+150%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-18%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+100%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024-14%2021
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32024-31%2014
Yellow WarblerParulidae32019+25%2015
Juniper TitmouseParidae32021+200%2015
Golden EagleAccipitridae22024+0%2015
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22023+0%2014
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22023+20%2015
Western TanagerCardinalidae22016+150%2014
American RobinTurdidae22024-63%2014
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22013n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024+100%2014
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22013n/an/a

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