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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

Lake City 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Lake City 2

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake City 2 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
Pine SiskinFringillidae362024+134%2018
American RobinTurdidae292024-7%2018
Warbling VireoVireonidae282024+79%2018
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae242024+22%2021
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae232024-15%2018
Tree SwallowHirundinidae222024-7%2018
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae182024+9%2018
Western TanagerCardinalidae172024+135%2021
Hermit ThrushTurdidae142024-43%2018
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae122024+24%2018
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae92024+111%2018
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae92024+26%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024-57%2018
Yellow WarblerParulidae72023+600%2017
Mountain ChickadeeParidae72024-7%2021
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024+27%2018
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52024+63%2021
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52023+17%2021
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae52024+0%2022
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42022+200%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae42024+0%2021
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42024+200%2018
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42024+36%2021
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae32024+40%2021
Steller's JayCorvidae32024+36%2018
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32024+47%2018
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-14%2021
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-60%2018
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+100%2018
Common MerganserAnatidae22023+100%2016
OspreyPandionidae22024+50%2021
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae22024-55%2018
Common RavenCorvidae22024-63%2018
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22023+100%2017
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22022+100%2016
MallardAnatidae22024+100%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024+50%2018
Canada JayCorvidae22023-33%2018
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22017n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024+0%2021

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