BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 10

Alpine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

123Species Recorded
33Years Surveyed
19792024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Alpine

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Alpine route.
History
Pine SiskinFringillidae1182024+149%1990
American RobinTurdidae1122024+5%1989
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae552024+151%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae432024+136%1989
American White PelicanPelecanidae372024-59%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae342024+103%1989
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae302024+280%2005
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae292024+186%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282024-7%1989
Western TanagerCardinalidae282024+3%1989
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae192024+120%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae172024+422%1989
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae122024+100%1989
American CrowCorvidae122024+700%2000
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae122024-72%1989
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae122024+15%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae112024-5%1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92024+55%1990
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae92024+8%1992
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae92024+8%1992
American AvocetRecurvirostridae92000n/an/a
Fox SparrowPasserellidae82024+238%1993
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae82024+20%1996
VeeryTurdidae81992+700%1990
Mountain ChickadeeParidae72024-12%1993
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae62024+67%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+10%1990
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62024+71%2005
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+133%1994
Common RavenCorvidae42024+33%1990
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41995n/an/a
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae32024-20%1989
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-39%1989
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-31%1989
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32024-40%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32023-50%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31980n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae31999+200%1989
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae31992+200%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-74%1994

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