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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 16

Buford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Buford

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Buford 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae512025+266%1977
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae512025+418%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae262025-24%1977
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae252025+73%1977
American RobinTurdidae252025-11%1977
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae182025+643%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025+53%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae142019n/an/a
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae132025+29%1977
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae112025+25%1980
American White PelicanPelecanidae92000+350%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+200%1998
Common RavenCorvidae82025+158%1994
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+175%2019
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae82018n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62025+375%1977
American CrowCorvidae62025+43%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+163%1979
VeeryTurdidae52025+14%1977
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52025+667%1980
European StarlingSturnidae52025-17%1998
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52025+333%1996
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42025+100%1980
American KestrelFalconidae42025+200%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-22%1980
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025+0%1979
Sage ThrasherMimidae42025+75%2010
GadwallAnatidae42024+100%2022
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32025-67%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+75%1979
Prairie FalconFalconidae32017+100%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32025+40%1980
American PipitMotacillidae31977n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae31978+200%1977
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+0%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae31998n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-75%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025-53%1977
Lark BuntingPasserellidae22025-69%1977
Yellow WarblerParulidae22025+20%1977

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