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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 9

Wendover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 36 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

36Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2011Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Utah Wendover

Top 36 of 36 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wendover 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 LarkAlaudidae992011+1%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae502011+3%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae352011+365%1974
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae342011+74%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae232011-7%1971
ChukarPhasianidae121974+20%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102011-24%1988
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae92011+120%1971
Common RavenCorvidae92011-58%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81997+140%1986
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae62011+733%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62011+100%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae51969n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52010+300%1986
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52010+240%1988
Sage ThrasherMimidae42010+433%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae42011+0%1986
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42011-21%1986
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22011+25%1988
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22011+0%1972
Cinnamon TealAnatidae21971n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22011+33%1987
Burrowing OwlStrigidae21997-17%1986
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22005+100%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae21986n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae21996n/an/a
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae11969n/an/a
Gray PartridgePhasianidae11970n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae11998-20%1986
American KestrelFalconidae12010+0%1987
Prairie FalconFalconidae11974-50%1972
American CrowCorvidae11974n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae11986n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12005+0%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae11986n/an/a
California GullLaridae11987n/an/a

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