BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18
Rockport Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
56Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Rockport
Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 282 | 2024 | +96% | 1996 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 183 | 2024 | +73% | 1996 | |
| Thick-billed Longspur | Calcariidae | 75 | 2024 | +2% | 1996 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 54 | 2024 | -46% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2024 | +48% | 1996 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | +290% | 2005 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +49% | 1996 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2024 | +125% | 1996 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 9 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 8 | 2024 | -13% | 1996 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +54% | 1996 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -8% | 2002 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2018 | +300% | 2013 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2024 | -14% | 1996 | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 3 | 2024 | -25% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 2001 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2024 | -15% | 1997 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +75% | 2000 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | +40% | 1999 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2023 | +75% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | +167% | 2008 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2018 | +113% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | -14% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | +67% | 2008 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -13% | 2013 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2013 | +100% | 2009 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2022 | +67% | 2013 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2014 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2024 | -67% | 1996 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2023 | +67% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2024 | -81% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 1 | 2024 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 1 | 2016 | +0% | 2002 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 1 | 2021 | +0% | 2007 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 1 | 2023 | +33% | 2004 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2018 | +0% | 2011 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.