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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Arvada Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Arvada

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Arvada 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
European StarlingSturnidae302202596×1993
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1702025+38%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae572025+270%1986
Lark BuntingPasserellidae542024-24%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025-57%1986
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae222024+189%1991
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212025+27%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+25%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae122025-6%1986
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae112025+188%1986
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+164%1988
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92025+47%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82025+132%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae82025+67%1988
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+189%1986
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025-66%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82024-89%1990
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae82000-43%1993
American RobinTurdidae72025-5%1986
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72025+185%1988
House SparrowPasseridae72025+23%1987
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62025-16%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+0%1986
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52012+150%2008
Canada GooseAnatidae42024-13%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+33%1988
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42025-39%1988
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025+350%1988
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025+225%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+427%1991
GadwallAnatidae42025+300%2016
American KestrelFalconidae32025+210%1986
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025+150%1986
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32024-62%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025+0%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32025-50%1988
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32025-14%2000
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22016-38%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22025+231%1987
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22025+143%1988

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.