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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 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Horse Creek

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Horse Creek 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
American RobinTurdidae252024+6%1983
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae242024+58%1983
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae202024+61%1983
American AvocetRecurvirostridae162022n/an/a
Hermit ThrushTurdidae152024+100%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112024+33%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae112024+21%1983
Rock WrenTroglodytidae112024+19%1983
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+173%1983
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae102024+150%1986
Mountain ChickadeeParidae102024-7%1983
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae101988n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae92024+311%1984
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae92024-29%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae82024+33%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024-32%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024-46%1983
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae72024+50%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+57%1985
European StarlingSturnidae52024-57%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-50%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52018+125%1984
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024-50%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+33%1986
House SparrowPasseridae52024+50%1996
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae52017+400%2003
Pine SiskinFringillidae42024-55%1983
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42024+0%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+33%1983
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae32024+86%1983
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae32024+67%1989
House FinchFringillidae32011n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-33%1983
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22024+0%1984
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22017-17%1983
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-29%1983
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22016+0%1987
Common YellowthroatParulidae22005+33%1989
Canada JayCorvidae22012-64%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22003-33%1985

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