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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

De Beque Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Colorado De Beque

Top 40 of 97 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae592025+28%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402025+5%1994
American CrowCorvidae262025+86%2014
European StarlingSturnidae232025-87%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae212025-1%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae20202412×1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182025-36%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae182025-17%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae172025+150%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152025+206%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142025+750%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142025-4%1996
Common RavenCorvidae122025+177%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122025-31%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae122024-39%2007
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae112025-21%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102025-28%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+286%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025-36%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025+73%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025+13%1994
American RobinTurdidae92025-67%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae92003+450%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae82025+13%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72024-30%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025-33%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62025-4%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025-32%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+225%2010
House SparrowPasseridae52025-7%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52025-73%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+160%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+67%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-61%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+200%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025+60%2000
Green-winged TealAnatidae32003n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32010n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae32024n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22023-81%1994

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