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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18

Cheyenne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

58Species 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 →
1990–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Cheyenne

Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cheyenne 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 LarkAlaudidae1742025-25%1992
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1352025-13%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae952025-29%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252025-33%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae152025+2%1992
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142025-28%1992
Lark BuntingPasserellidae122025-95%1992
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122025+367%2012
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae112025+225%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae102025+6%1998
House SparrowPasseridae92025-78%1992
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82025-7%1992
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82025-46%1992
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae62025-18%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52024+83%1998
American RobinTurdidae42025+80%1993
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42018-56%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-30%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+67%2006
Short-eared OwlStrigidae32009+200%2005
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22022+67%1998
European StarlingSturnidae22025-16%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024+60%1998
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22025+22%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025-69%1992
MallardAnatidae22019-29%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022+29%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22024-14%2013
Yellow WarblerParulidae22024+50%2004
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22024-60%2003
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22021+0%2003
House FinchFringillidae22017-20%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022+100%2007
American Barn OwlTytonidae22011n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12021+25%2004
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12025-78%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12025-65%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae12024+67%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae12007+0%1991
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae12004+0%1991

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