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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 12 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2019Span
7Observers

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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2972019-35%1985
Lark BuntingPasserellidae2392019-10%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae1361995+47%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae482019+77%1985
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae472014+55%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae202019-63%1985
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae152019+27%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae121995+63%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112019+225%1985
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae102019+175%1989
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82017-32%1989
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae81995+800%1985
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae61989-60%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae61995n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae52017+50%1985
American RobinTurdidae52019-9%1985
Spotted TowheePasserellidae51995+167%1989
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae51995+400%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52019+50%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52019-70%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32019-59%1985
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32019-57%1983
Pinyon JayCorvidae31984n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae31984n/an/a
Warbling VireoVireonidae31995n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae21983n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22014+33%1985
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae21990-85%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae22019+0%1989
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21995+0%1989
Western TanagerCardinalidae21990-60%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae22019-25%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22014-50%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae21994+0%1985
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae21989n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21992+100%1989
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae21989n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae21995+33%1990
MallardAnatidae21991n/an/a
Pine SiskinFringillidae21991n/an/a

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