BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18
Edison Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.
56Species Recorded
35Years Surveyed
1988–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Edison
Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 107 | 2024 | +13% | 1990 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 68 | 2024 | -29% | 1990 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 65 | 2024 | +118% | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 43 | 2024 | 11× | 2005 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 2024 | +49% | 1990 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 28 | 2024 | -76% | 1990 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | +115% | 1990 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +36% | 2001 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2018 | -41% | 1990 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -71% | 1990 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2024 | +117% | 1991 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1999 | +100% | 1989 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | +190% | 1995 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 5 | 2023 | +275% | 1999 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | +29% | 1992 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +267% | 1994 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -87% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | +17% | 1991 | |
| Mountain Plover | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | +111% | 1991 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2024 | -30% | 1991 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2024 | -17% | 2000 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2024 | -62% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +150% | 2003 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2018 | -10% | 1990 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 1992 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2022 | -33% | 2000 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2010 | -25% | 2000 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2018 | +33% | 2002 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2004 | +100% | 2002 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2023 | +100% | 2007 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2016 | -60% | 2014 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 1 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 1992 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 1 | 2024 | -17% | 1991 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 1988 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2018 | -33% | 1998 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 1 | 1989 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.