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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Dayton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
1980–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Dayton

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dayton 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
European StarlingSturnidae2552024+23%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1362024-73%1982
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae732024-62%1982
Yellow WarblerParulidae312024+17%1982
BobolinkIcteridae302024+51%1982
House SparrowPasseridae282024+39%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae252024+157%2005
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202024+480%1982
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024+213%1982
American RobinTurdidae182024-70%1982
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae162024-50%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-50%1982
Lark BuntingPasserellidae132015+67%1985
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae122024-68%1982
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae122024+200%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024+37%1982
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122024+233%2010
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+130%1982
Sandhill CraneGruidae112024+300%2006
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024+87%1982
Red CrossbillFringillidae102024-57%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-58%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae82024+11%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-81%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+124%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82024+50%1989
Common RavenCorvidae7202417×1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72024-15%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+57%1985
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+120%1987
Short-eared OwlStrigidae62024+500%2008
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024+167%1985
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+175%1987
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42024-73%1982
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024-65%1982
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42024+33%1983
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae41995+150%1984
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42019-86%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-25%2007
Northern PintailAnatidae42008n/an/a

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