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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Newcastle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Newcastle

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newcastle 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2152025+114%1990
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1212025-20%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae522025-17%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025-35%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae242025+134%1990
European StarlingSturnidae182025+810%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025+140%1992
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae142025+120%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+920%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+8%1990
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae112024+186%1992
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102024+23%1990
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae101988n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae102025+583%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025+21%1992
MallardAnatidae52025-18%1992
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025+211%1992
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52000+150%1990
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae42013+0%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+29%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025+75%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae42025+382%1992
House SparrowPasseridae42025+767%2006
American CrowCorvidae42022+300%2007
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae31988n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae32025+83%1992
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025-80%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32025+145%1993
American RobinTurdidae32025+0%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae32025+942%2006
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025+0%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022-75%2021
House FinchFringillidae32025+0%2022
Green-winged TealAnatidae22022+0%1988
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025+67%1992
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025-29%2012
American WigeonAnatidae22024+0%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22013-36%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae22013-25%1998
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22012-67%1992

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