BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18
Lamar Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
87Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1973–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Lamar
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 157 | 2024 | -81% | 1975 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 100 | 2024 | -87% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -69% | 1975 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | -91% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2024 | -94% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +167% | 1986 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1995 | +38% | 1983 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +167% | 2017 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 6 | 2023 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 6 | 2024 | -95% | 1975 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2024 | -49% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +314% | 2001 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | -33% | 2000 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 6 | 2023 | +20% | 2021 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +178% | 1977 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -67% | 1975 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 5 | 2021 | -96% | 1975 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2024 | -65% | 1975 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2021 | -90% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2024 | -79% | 1977 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2024 | -84% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2010 | +300% | 1995 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | -79% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2015 | -74% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2024 | -58% | 1977 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2006 | -25% | 1988 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -67% | 1983 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 2001 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Mountain Plover | Charadriidae | 3 | 2024 | -90% | 1986 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 3 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lesser Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 3 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 2 | 1993 | -46% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2019 | -93% | 1975 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 1984 | -80% | 1977 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2017 | +25% | 1979 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2023 | +33% | 1983 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -30% | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.