BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18
Rush Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.
62Species Recorded
33Years Surveyed
1983–2024Span
11Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Rush
Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 145 | 2024 | +30% | 1987 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 143 | 2024 | -15% | 1987 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 84 | 2024 | +39% | 1987 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 60 | 2024 | +64% | 1987 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 44 | 2024 | +100% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 43 | 2024 | +98% | 1987 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 37 | 2024 | -43% | 1987 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 25 | 2017 | +550% | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 20 | 2022 | 16× | 1994 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +55% | 1990 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 13 | 2024 | +470% | 1990 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | +173% | 1987 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2022 | +363% | 2010 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +70% | 1987 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 7 | 2022 | +36% | 1987 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 2022 | +50% | 1991 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 5 | 2024 | +150% | 1996 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +83% | 1991 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +63% | 1991 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +178% | 1991 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | -71% | 1987 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 4 | 2019 | +67% | 2000 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 1987 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 1992 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2024 | +133% | 1987 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -39% | 2001 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2022 | +125% | 1994 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2003 | +0% | 1983 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 1984 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2019 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -54% | 2002 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | +44% | 1993 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | +50% | 1991 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -46% | 1994 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2014 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2021 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.