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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 16

Brookhurst Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 143 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

143Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2022Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Brookhurst

Top 40 of 143 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brookhurst 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1212022-28%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262022+17%1970
Eared GrebePodicipedidae202022-21%2004
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae13201113×2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122022-49%1970
GadwallAnatidae112013+267%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae102022-39%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92019+39%1971
MallardAnatidae92016+6%1971
American CootRallidae72019+314%1973
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62022-37%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52019+180%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae52019+25%1972
Red CrossbillFringillidae52000-53%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae52022+62%2005
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42022-91%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42022-83%1970
American WigeonAnatidae42009-36%1979
Cinnamon TealAnatidae42005+300%1970
RedheadAnatidae42019-10%1983
Western GrebePodicipedidae42015+150%2001
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae41999+100%1998
Horned LarkAlaudidae32022+242%1970
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32022-77%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32016+0%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32022+7%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32017-43%1970
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae32016+125%1971
Pine SiskinFringillidae32010-14%1972
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32022+167%1991
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae32019+200%1973
Pinyon JayCorvidae32000n/an/a
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae32014n/an/a
Lesser ScaupAnatidae21992-43%1981
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22017+133%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae22022+26%1970
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22006+33%1981
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22019-5%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22022+40%1982
American CrowCorvidae22019+33%1976

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