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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Meadowdale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Meadowdale

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Meadowdale 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1652025-34%1985
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1042025-8%1985
Lark SparrowPasserellidae182025-27%1989
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae172025+120%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132025+43%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae132025+106%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae122025-44%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+333%1991
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae81995+800%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-78%1985
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae72025+600%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62025-10%1989
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae61989-60%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae61995n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae52017+50%1985
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+10%1990
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae51995+400%1989
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+150%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52019-70%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-15%1991
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32025+125%1989
Pinyon JayCorvidae31984n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae31984n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32025-38%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+0%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae31995n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025+200%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae22025+41%1985
House FinchFringillidae21983n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025+17%1985
American RobinTurdidae22025-59%1985
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae21990-85%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae22019+0%1989
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22025+100%1984
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22025+150%1990
Western TanagerCardinalidae21990-60%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22014-50%1985
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae21989n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae21989n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae21995+33%1990

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