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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

De Beque Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Colorado De Beque

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the De Beque 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae902024+19%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae592024+1%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae422024-16%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae312024+0%1994
European StarlingSturnidae302024-91%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024+100%1994
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae222024-12%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222024+717%1995
American CrowCorvidae222024-4%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae21202412×1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae172024+168%1994
House SparrowPasseridae172024-3%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024-26%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae162024-10%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024+30%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142024-18%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae122024-39%2007
Common RavenCorvidae112024+300%1994
American RobinTurdidae112024-63%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+229%1994
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae102024-7%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024-33%1996
House FinchFringillidae92024+118%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+91%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae92003+450%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae82024+17%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72024-30%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024-25%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52024-44%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024+10%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52021+125%2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+200%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+0%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+200%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+125%2010
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42022+300%2021
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+67%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32024-43%1994
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32024-46%2002
Green-winged TealAnatidae32003n/an/a

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