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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 48 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2007Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Highlight

Top 40 of 48 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Highlight 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
Lark BuntingPasserellidae762007-66%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae522007-24%1982
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae262007+155%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae252007+105%1982
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae212007+17%1982
Sage ThrasherMimidae152007+133%1990
House SparrowPasseridae152007+260%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132007+10%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae122007+17%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae111982+450%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102007-25%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92007+174%1982
American WigeonAnatidae91991+350%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92007n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82007-22%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52007-61%1982
Northern PintailAnatidae52007+400%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae42007+43%1982
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae42007+300%1982
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41981+300%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae41980n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32007-27%1982
European StarlingSturnidae31994+200%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32007-69%1982
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32007+200%1980
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32007+400%1982
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae31994+200%1989
Golden EagleAccipitridae32007+33%1990
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae31990+200%1989
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32007+133%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22007+67%1989
Blue-winged TealAnatidae21990-50%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22007+40%1991
Northern HarrierAccipitridae21982n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22007+100%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae11994-40%1991
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae12007-22%1989
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae12007-32%1990
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae11981+0%1980
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae11981n/an/a

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