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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Lusk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Lusk

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lusk 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2002025-6%1984
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae642025-29%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae322025-51%1984
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae252025+238%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025-73%1984
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142025+154%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122025+280%1984
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae112025-32%1988
American KestrelFalconidae82025+8%1988
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82025-20%1988
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae82025+450%1993
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae82025+74%1993
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae72025+24%1992
Lark BuntingPasserellidae72025-65%1984
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72000+600%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62025-56%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-80%1991
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+175%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+267%1993
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+100%1984
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024+14%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42022-42%2000
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32015+50%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-85%1984
American CrowCorvidae32025+0%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-81%1988
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae31983+50%1982
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32006-25%2005
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025+73%1984
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22001-67%1984
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025-25%1992
DickcisselCardinalidae22024-79%2018
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22025+100%2023
MallardAnatidae12025-30%1991
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae11982n/an/a
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae12007-78%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12025-19%1984
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12025+17%1984
American RobinTurdidae12025-69%1984
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12004+0%1994

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.