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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

Yampa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2023Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Yampa

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Yampa 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2592023+392%1971
American RobinTurdidae1932023+329%1971
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae1102023+164%1971
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae1042023+206%1971
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae962023+171%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae61202323×1987
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae562023+77%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae532023+167%1971
American CrowCorvidae492023+510%1973
House SparrowPasseridae462023+732%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae452023+220%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae432023+482%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae422023+238%1973
European StarlingSturnidae42202321×1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae352023+246%1975
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae342023+425%1971
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae262023+293%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae232023+39%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae232023+192%1971
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae222023+769%1971
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae212023+200%1983
Spotted TowheePasserellidae202023+657%1986
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae162023-7%1971
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae162023+414%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae142023+40%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae142023+242%1975
House FinchFringillidae142023+327%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132023+143%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122023+280%1973
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112023+575%1972
Common RavenCorvidae112023+113%1986
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae112023+522%1973
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae102023-51%1971
VeeryTurdidae102023+229%1973
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae102023+567%1987
Steller's JayCorvidae102023+27%2005
Sage ThrasherMimidae92023+371%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82023+250%1986
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae81973+700%1970
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae82023+18%2000

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