BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 10
Basin Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
86Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1970–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Wyoming Basin
Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 61 | 2024 | +63% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 50 | 2024 | +172% | 1972 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 47 | 2024 | -59% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 43 | 2024 | +20% | 1972 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 40 | 2024 | +94% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 39 | 2024 | -33% | 1972 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 37 | 2024 | +327% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 1987 | +500% | 1972 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 27 | 2024 | +89% | 1974 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 22 | 2024 | +112% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | -7% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | -17% | 1972 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2024 | +36% | 2017 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -60% | 1974 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +135% | 1980 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +259% | 1981 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2009 | +83% | 2007 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2024 | +15% | 2008 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | +143% | 1985 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2024 | +109% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +229% | 1983 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +420% | 1995 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2017 | +17% | 2007 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2005 | +150% | 1989 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2024 | -69% | 1972 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -23% | 1981 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2024 | +133% | 1997 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | +400% | 1980 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | -22% | 1984 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 2017 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2023 | -62% | 1972 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1972 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2023 | +133% | 1974 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +240% | 1980 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | -20% | 1982 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +225% | 1994 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1984 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2023 | -40% | 1972 | |
| Cassin's Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1993 | -90% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.