BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17
Gvnt Valley Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Wyoming Gvnt Valley
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 361 | 2024 | +82% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 57 | 2024 | +13% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 33 | 2024 | -62% | 1994 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2024 | +16% | 1994 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | -42% | 1994 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | +25% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | +100% | 2003 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | +58% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2024 | +7% | 1998 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2017 | -47% | 2009 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +47% | 2003 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | +114% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | -30% | 1994 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2012 | +125% | 2002 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2024 | +233% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -22% | 1994 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 2018 | -71% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -65% | 1995 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2024 | +125% | 1996 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2018 | -55% | 1999 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 4 | 2019 | +200% | 2001 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2004 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -57% | 1996 | |
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2005 | -53% | 1996 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2023 | +20% | 1996 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2016 | +133% | 1998 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 3 | 2019 | +160% | 2007 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2003 | +25% | 1999 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2018 | +25% | 2005 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | -62% | 1994 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2024 | -17% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -25% | 1994 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -70% | 2000 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2024 | +9% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2021 | -71% | 1997 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2024 | +83% | 1997 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | +133% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2004 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2019 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2019 | +50% | 2010 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.