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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 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
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
Lark BuntingPasserellidae832025-87%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae782025-72%1983
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae412025+2%1983
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae302025-46%1983
European StarlingSturnidae282024+21%1995
House SparrowPasseridae202025+270%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025+69%1983
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae122025+67%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122025+50%1983
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102025+200%1988
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82025-66%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82025+0%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72025-37%2018
Mountain PloverCharadriidae61980n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62025-19%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52016+150%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae52016+400%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025-61%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42011+115%1995
House FinchFringillidae42025+43%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+25%1993
American RobinTurdidae32025+50%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae32023+80%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32024-82%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32003-17%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025-25%2003
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+100%2019
Common RavenCorvidae32023+200%2018
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22025+11%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-43%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-27%1983
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22025+0%1986
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22021+67%1986
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22024-56%1986
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22025+17%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025-57%1993
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22016-33%1992
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae21994n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22003n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+100%2009

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