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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
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
Horned LarkAlaudidae1062024-62%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae902024-33%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024+23%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae462024-35%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae272024-9%1994
Burrowing OwlStrigidae242024+814%1998
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae17201917×1999
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae142024+72%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae132024+140%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae122024+123%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+59%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112024+8%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112024+93%1997
European StarlingSturnidae102024+89%1997
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102024-73%1994
Blue-winged TealAnatidae102006+900%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024-43%1994
American AvocetRecurvirostridae81993+33%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024+138%1996
GadwallAnatidae72018+125%1999
Western GrebePodicipedidae72018-11%1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62019-11%1994
Lark BuntingPasserellidae62024-67%1994
DickcisselCardinalidae62024+80%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52019+150%2013
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52019n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-45%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+100%1994
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42024+29%1994
House SparrowPasseridae42013-11%1996
Forster's TernLaridae41997n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42018+133%2001
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae31998+67%1993
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32004+0%1992
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32018+25%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-50%1998
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019+117%1998
American White PelicanPelecanidae32017-70%2000
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32018+50%1997
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32018-44%2003

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