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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 10

Elk Horn 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 39 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.

39Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2022–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Elk Horn 2

Top 39 of 39 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elk Horn 2 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
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae632025+85%2022
Horned LarkAlaudidae442025-12%2022
Sage ThrasherMimidae322025-48%2022
European StarlingSturnidae302022n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae262025+8%2022
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae252025+39%2022
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae182025+100%2022
Common RavenCorvidae102025+43%2022
American White PelicanPelecanidae82025+60%2022
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82025-39%2022
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025-67%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025+20%2022
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-33%2024
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52025+400%2022
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42025+33%2022
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32022n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32025+200%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+50%2024
WilletScolopacidae22022n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22024-33%2022
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22025+100%2022
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22022n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22022n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae22025-50%2022
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22024n/an/a
MallardAnatidae12025+0%2022
Sandhill CraneGruidae12025-75%2022
SoraRallidae12025-50%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae12022n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae12022n/an/a
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae12022n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12025+0%2022
American CrowCorvidae12022n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12022n/an/a
Lark BuntingPasserellidae12022n/an/a
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae12024n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae12025n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12025n/an/a

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