BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18
Edler Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 52 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.
52Species Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Edler
Top 40 of 52 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 93 | 2024 | -37% | 1994 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 61 | 2024 | -36% | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 32 | 2024 | -46% | 1994 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | -76% | 1994 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 14 | 2024 | +144% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | -76% | 1994 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 9 | 2024 | +3% | 1994 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2023 | +460% | 1994 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2023 | -42% | 2000 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2011 | +42% | 1997 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | -4% | 1994 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | +0% | 2006 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2024 | -89% | 1994 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +141% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +167% | 2011 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 5 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2017 | -47% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +20% | 1994 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -95% | 1994 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 2024 | -87% | 1994 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -50% | 1994 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2021 | -13% | 1994 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2024 | +433% | 1996 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2019 | -54% | 1994 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2010 | +0% | 1992 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2019 | +33% | 1997 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | -25% | 1994 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | -59% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2008 | +167% | 2000 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2006 | |
| Mountain Plover | Charadriidae | 1 | 2013 | -50% | 1994 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 1 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 2024 | -42% | 2001 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2024 | -63% | 1994 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 1 | 2002 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2018 | -43% | 1996 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 1 | 2024 | -20% | 2001 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 1 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2019 | -63% | 2004 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.