BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18
Flagler Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.
65Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
1997–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Flagler
Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 107 | 2024 | -37% | 2001 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 96 | 2024 | -25% | 2001 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 60 | 2024 | -24% | 2001 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 55 | 2024 | -31% | 2001 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 42 | 2024 | +13% | 2001 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 41 | 2024 | +9% | 2001 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 22 | 2024 | +107% | 2001 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 19 | 2024 | +13% | 2002 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | 12× | 2006 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -39% | 2001 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -62% | 2001 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 8 | 2024 | +82% | 2003 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 8 | 2023 | -11% | 2007 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | -80% | 2007 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +39% | 2001 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | -39% | 2001 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | -40% | 2001 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2024 | -82% | 2001 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +22% | 2001 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2003 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 4 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2003 | +200% | 1997 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2023 | -44% | 2001 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 2001 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 3 | 2012 | n/a | n/a | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2024 | +60% | 2002 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | -96% | 2001 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | -59% | 2003 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2007 | -20% | 2000 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 2 | 2003 | +100% | 2000 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2003 | -33% | 2000 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2023 | +33% | 2005 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2022 | +50% | 2006 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2023 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 1 | 2023 | -87% | 2001 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 1 | 2007 | -33% | 2001 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 2012 | -50% | 2001 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.