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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 18

Cheyenne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Cheyenne

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cheyenne 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae1312024-70%1983
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae852024+15%1983
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae302024-59%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024-58%1983
European StarlingSturnidae282024+21%1995
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae212024+42%1983
Lark BuntingPasserellidae142024-93%1983
House SparrowPasseridae142024+110%1985
American RobinTurdidae82024+100%1985
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024-43%1983
Mountain PloverCharadriidae61980n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024+23%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52022-14%1983
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+100%1985
House FinchFringillidae52024+157%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-13%1993
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52016+150%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae52016+400%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42011+115%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42024+0%1998
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42023+0%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024+100%2001
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32024+111%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae32023+80%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32024-82%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32003-17%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024+140%1988
American CrowCorvidae32024+50%1995
Common RavenCorvidae32023+200%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-43%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-27%1983
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22021+67%1986
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22024-56%1986
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22024-88%1985
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-50%1993
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22016-33%1992
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae21994n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae22024-50%2003
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22003n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22013+100%2012

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