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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18

Neegrande Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Neegrande

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Neegrande 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae962025-32%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae902025-59%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae682025+72%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae492025-18%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae342025+44%1994
Burrowing OwlStrigidae27202513×1998
DickcisselCardinalidae242025+250%2003
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae182025-53%1994
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae17201917×1999
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae132025+106%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025+44%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae122025+146%1994
European StarlingSturnidae122025+211%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112025+114%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae102025+100%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025+77%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+40%1998
Blue-winged TealAnatidae102006+900%1999
American AvocetRecurvirostridae81993+33%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-35%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-19%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025+86%2000
GadwallAnatidae72018+125%1999
Western GrebePodicipedidae72018-11%1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62019-11%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025+88%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+0%2002
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52019+150%2013
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52019n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+100%1994
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42025+71%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+20%1996
House SparrowPasseridae42013-11%1996
Forster's TernLaridae41997n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42018+133%2001
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025+300%2023
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42025+100%2023
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae31998+67%1993
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32004+0%1992
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32018+25%2001

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.