BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 10
Horse Creek Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
108Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1980–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Wyoming Horse Creek
Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 25 | 2024 | +6% | 1983 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 24 | 2024 | +58% | 1983 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | +61% | 1983 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 16 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | +100% | 1983 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +33% | 1983 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +21% | 1983 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2024 | +19% | 1983 | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +173% | 1983 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +150% | 1986 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | -7% | 1983 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 10 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | +311% | 1984 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -29% | 1983 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | +33% | 1983 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | -32% | 1983 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -46% | 1983 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +50% | 1983 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +57% | 1985 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | -57% | 1983 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -50% | 1983 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2018 | +125% | 1984 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | -50% | 1983 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +33% | 1986 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1996 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2017 | +400% | 2003 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -55% | 1983 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1984 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 1983 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +86% | 1983 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 3 | 2024 | +67% | 1989 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 1983 | |
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1984 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2017 | -17% | 1983 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -29% | 1983 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2016 | +0% | 1987 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 2 | 2005 | +33% | 1989 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2012 | -64% | 1986 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2003 | -33% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.