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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

Heeney Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

58Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2019Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Heeney

Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Heeney 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
Canada GooseAnatidae48201916×2017
American RobinTurdidae332019-11%2017
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae232019+5%2017
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae222019+10%2017
Western TanagerCardinalidae222019+175%2017
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae212019+62%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202018+67%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae182019+260%2017
Pine SiskinFringillidae172019+467%2017
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae172019+113%2017
Warbling VireoVireonidae152019-44%2017
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae142019+600%2017
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae142019-59%2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122019+500%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae112019+22%2017
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae102019-52%2017
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae82019n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72019-46%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72019-59%2017
Mountain ChickadeeParidae62019+100%2017
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62019-25%2017
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52019-69%2017
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52019+67%2017
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52018n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42019+100%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42019n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae32019-40%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32019-50%2017
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32019-73%2017
White-throated SwiftApodidae22017n/an/a
Steller's JayCorvidae22019+100%2017
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22019-75%2017
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22019-78%2017
Wilson's WarblerParulidae22017n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22018-33%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae22018n/an/a
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22018n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae22019n/an/a
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae22019n/an/a
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22019n/an/a

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