BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18
Pritchett Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.
65Species Recorded
14Years Surveyed
1995–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Pritchett
Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 102 | 2024 | +17% | 1999 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 102 | 2024 | +176% | 1999 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 86 | 2024 | -39% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 82 | 2024 | -3% | 1999 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 48 | 2024 | 15× | 1999 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 39 | 2024 | 28× | 2016 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 39 | 2017 | +175% | 2007 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2024 | +760% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 21 | 2017 | +170% | 1996 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | +111% | 2002 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 14 | 2024 | +118% | 2000 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +3% | 1999 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 10 | 2024 | +39% | 1999 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +30% | 1999 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -77% | 2000 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 8 | 2023 | -44% | 1999 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2017 | +700% | 2008 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2017 | -44% | 1999 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 7 | 2024 | -38% | 1999 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2024 | +7% | 1999 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +113% | 1999 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2019 | +500% | 2007 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | +188% | 2010 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 6 | 2008 | -22% | 2000 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -33% | 2002 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2016 | +400% | 1995 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +20% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -3% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | -60% | 1999 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2017 | -58% | 2010 | |
| Mountain Plover | Charadriidae | 3 | 2017 | +67% | 1996 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +22% | 1999 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 1996 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | -25% | 2007 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2024 | +13% | 2016 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2024 | -81% | 1999 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2024 | -57% | 1999 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 2002 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.