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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Dayton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
38Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Dayton

Top 40 of 118 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 StarlingSturnidae832025+32%1982
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae652025-61%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae422025-48%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392025-77%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025+46%1982
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232025+320%1982
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222025+530%1982
Yellow WarblerParulidae222025+34%1982
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae212025+327%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae172025-45%1982
American RobinTurdidae172025-69%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae162025+147%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae162025+108%1989
BobolinkIcteridae142025+76%1982
Lark BuntingPasserellidae132015+67%1985
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae122025-39%1982
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122025-59%1982
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+200%1982
Red CrossbillFringillidae102024-57%1982
Canada GooseAnatidae102025+143%1989
Sandhill CraneGruidae102025+278%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025+211%2010
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae92025-56%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+100%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+53%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025+367%1985
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62025+114%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+186%2005
Short-eared OwlStrigidae62024+500%2008
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52025-65%1982
MallardAnatidae42025-30%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-74%1982
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+57%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025-7%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-60%1982
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae41995+150%1984
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42019-86%1983
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+62%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+40%1985
Common RavenCorvidae4202518×1998

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