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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

Paonia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

122Species 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Paonia

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Paonia 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae972025+11%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae722025-55%1994
House SparrowPasseridae412025-59%1994
European StarlingSturnidae402025-71%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae202025-62%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae192025+16%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae192025+24%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae162025+14%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae142025-59%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132025-72%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025+250%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025-29%1994
Common RavenCorvidae122025+310%1994
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae112025-75%1994
American RobinTurdidae112025-50%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-75%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025-23%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae92023+31%2015
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae82025-61%1994
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82025-35%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82025+100%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+350%1994
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae72018-32%2015
White-throated SwiftApodidae62025-82%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-45%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025-72%1994
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae62025+30%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62025-39%1995
American KestrelFalconidae52024-29%1995
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52025-76%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+0%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-83%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42024-89%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+120%1997
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025-23%1996
Common MerganserAnatidae42014+100%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42023+100%2014
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32025-29%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024-70%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-96%1994

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