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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Lusk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Lusk

Top 40 of 69 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1702024-9%1984
Lark BuntingPasserellidae832024-52%1984
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae552024-33%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae272024-56%1984
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae222024+313%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae202024-69%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024+80%1984
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae122024+35%1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122024+3%1984
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae112023+53%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92024+77%1990
American CrowCorvidae82024+8%1988
European StarlingSturnidae82024-18%2000
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72024-21%1988
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72000+600%1999
American RobinTurdidae62024-67%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+75%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024-67%1988
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae52024+350%1993
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024-30%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024+133%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024+14%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42022-42%2000
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32015+50%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-89%1984
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+50%1984
American KestrelFalconidae32024-39%1988
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae31983+50%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024+33%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+125%1992
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32006-25%2005
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22011-33%1982
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22001-67%1984
House SparrowPasseridae22024-71%1989
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22024+0%1992
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22024-58%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae22024-79%2018
MallardAnatidae12017-20%1991
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae11982n/an/a
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae12007-78%1983

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