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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

Lake City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

67Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2003Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Lake City

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake City 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae501988n/an/a
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae312003+22%1998
Hermit ThrushTurdidae222003-21%1998
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae202003+30%1998
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae191988n/an/a
American PipitMotacillidae192003-52%1999
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae182003+42%1998
American RobinTurdidae182003-39%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112000-71%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae112003-55%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae62003-51%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae52003+43%1998
Western TanagerCardinalidae52003+55%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae52003-70%1998
MallardAnatidae42001+67%1997
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae42002+33%1998
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae42003-43%1998
American CrowCorvidae42003+11%2000
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae42003+220%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32000-70%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae31997-90%1988
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae32002-17%1998
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32003-25%1988
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32002+267%1998
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae32003+60%1999
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae32003+200%2000
White-throated SwiftApodidae32003n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22003-73%1998
European StarlingSturnidae21988n/an/a
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae22002-73%1998
Pine SiskinFringillidae22003-32%1998
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22003+100%1988
Fox SparrowPasserellidae22003+71%1998
Wilson's WarblerParulidae22003-33%1998
American DipperCinclidae21997+100%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22003-39%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22002+100%1988
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22003-69%1998
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22001+50%1999
Red CrossbillFringillidae22000+0%1998

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