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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 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 →
1992–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Edler

Top 40 of 52 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Edler 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 LarkAlaudidae932024-37%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae612024-36%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024-46%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae202024-76%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae142024+144%1994
House SparrowPasseridae102024-76%1994
Burrowing OwlStrigidae92024+3%1994
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae92023+460%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae82023-42%2000
American CrowCorvidae82011+42%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-4%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72024+0%2006
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae52024-89%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae52024+141%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+167%2011
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52014n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42017-47%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+20%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024-95%1994
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32024-87%1994
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32023-50%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32021-13%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024+433%1996
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae32014n/an/a
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22019-54%1994
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22010+0%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22019+33%1997
Lark BuntingPasserellidae22023-25%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22024-59%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22008+167%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+0%2006
Mountain PloverCharadriidae12013-50%1994
Golden EagleAccipitridae11992n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12024-42%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12024-63%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12002-50%1992
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae12018-43%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12024-20%2001
Black TernLaridae11994n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12019-63%2004

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