BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17
Highlight Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 48 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.
48Species Recorded
9Years Surveyed
1980–2007Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Wyoming Highlight
Top 40 of 48 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 76 | 2007 | -66% | 1982 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 52 | 2007 | -24% | 1982 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 2007 | +155% | 1982 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 25 | 2007 | +105% | 1982 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2007 | +17% | 1982 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 15 | 2007 | +133% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 2007 | +260% | 1990 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2007 | +10% | 1990 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2007 | +17% | 1990 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 1982 | +450% | 1980 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2007 | -25% | 1990 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2007 | +174% | 1982 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 9 | 1991 | +350% | 1982 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2007 | -22% | 1991 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2007 | -61% | 1982 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 5 | 2007 | +400% | 1991 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2007 | +43% | 1982 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2007 | +300% | 1982 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1981 | +300% | 1980 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1980 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2007 | -27% | 1982 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 1994 | +200% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2007 | -69% | 1982 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2007 | +200% | 1980 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2007 | +400% | 1982 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1994 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 3 | 2007 | +33% | 1990 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 1990 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2007 | +133% | 1990 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2007 | +67% | 1989 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 1990 | -50% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2007 | +40% | 1991 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 1982 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2007 | +100% | 1991 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 1 | 1994 | -40% | 1991 | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 1 | 2007 | -22% | 1989 | |
| Thick-billed Longspur | Calcariidae | 1 | 2007 | -32% | 1990 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 1 | 1981 | +0% | 1980 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 1 | 1981 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.