BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17
Natrona Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 25 survey years, no longer active.
68Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1968–1992Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Wyoming Natrona
Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 160 | 1992 | +70% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 134 | 1992 | +52% | 1970 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 68 | 1992 | -45% | 1970 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 24 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 22 | 1992 | -4% | 1970 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 22 | 1992 | -12% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 1992 | +400% | 1971 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 13 | 1992 | 19× | 1978 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 1992 | +309% | 1970 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1992 | -19% | 1970 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 9 | 1992 | +22% | 1970 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1992 | -6% | 1970 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1992 | +57% | 1972 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 8 | 1991 | +700% | 1981 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 7 | 1992 | +243% | 1980 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 7 | 1992 | +8% | 1975 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 7 | 1992 | +78% | 1983 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 7 | 1992 | -64% | 1985 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 6 | 1992 | +225% | 1973 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 6 | 1990 | +100% | 1975 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 6 | 1992 | +280% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 1992 | -65% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 1992 | +125% | 1971 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 1992 | +108% | 1972 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 1992 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | 3 | 1988 | -14% | 1977 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 1992 | +500% | 1971 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 1991 | +133% | 1982 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 3 | 1988 | -11% | 1984 | |
| Sora | Rallidae | 3 | 1983 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 1992 | -40% | 1971 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 1992 | -78% | 1970 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1972 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1980 | -33% | 1971 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 1991 | +180% | 1987 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 2 | 1992 | -21% | 1987 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.