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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18

Elbert Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Elbert

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elbert 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
American RobinTurdidae572025+46%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae512025-42%2000
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae332025+13%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025+243%2000
House FinchFringillidae292025-31%2000
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae262025+56%2000
Common RavenCorvidae262025+429%2014
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae222025+9%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025-44%2000
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae192025+80%2000
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae172025-54%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae172025+100%2011
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152025-2%2000
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae142025+5%2000
American CrowCorvidae142025-59%2000
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142025-7%2000
Red CrossbillFringillidae132024-53%2002
Western BluebirdTurdidae132025+11%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+157%2011
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-35%2000
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92025+0%2001
Steller's JayCorvidae72025-42%2000
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72025+73%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025-5%2000
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+23%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-55%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-83%2000
European StarlingSturnidae52025-61%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-73%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae52019+240%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-29%2005
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32025+250%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+88%2000
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32025-92%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+200%2001
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32008+200%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025+125%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32011n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+0%2000
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22025-46%2000

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