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Patrick Draw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

62Species Recorded

7Years Surveyed

1973–1980Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Patrick Draw

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Patrick Draw route.

Horned Lark	Alaudidae	174	1980	+79%	1976
Sage Thrasher	Mimidae	92	1980	+120%	1976
Sagebrush Sparrow	Passerellidae	85	1980	+57%	1977
Brewer's Sparrow	Passerellidae	63	1980	-20%	1976
Brewer's Blackbird	Icteridae	33	1980	+148%	1976
Vesper Sparrow	Passerellidae	27	1980	+71%	1976
Western Meadowlark	Icteridae	25	1980	+89%	1977
Say's Phoebe	Tyrannidae	20	1980	+142%	1977
Killdeer	Charadriidae	19	1980	+313%	1977
European Starling	Sturnidae	13	1974	13×	1973
Lark Bunting	Passerellidae	12	1980	-6%	1977
Savannah Sparrow	Passerellidae	10	1980	-38%	1978
Mountain Bluebird	Turdidae	8	1980	+9%	1977
Mallard	Anatidae	7	1980	+250%	1973
Common Grackle	Icteridae	7	1974	+250%	1973
Rock Wren	Troglodytidae	7	1980	+525%	1976
House Sparrow	Passeridae	6	1979	+50%	1978
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	5	1980	+183%	1977
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	5	1980	-33%	1976
Bank Swallow	Hirundinidae	5	1980	+25%	1978
Cliff Swallow	Hirundinidae	5	1979	n/a	n/a
Black-billed Magpie	Corvidae	4	1980	+213%	1976
Green-winged Teal	Anatidae	4	1980	+0%	1978
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannidae	4	1980	+100%	1978
Northern Harrier	Accipitridae	3	1978	-44%	1974
Short-eared Owl	Strigidae	3	1974	n/a	n/a
Spotted Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	3	1980	+200%	1978
Common Nighthawk	Caprimulgidae	2	1976	+100%	1973
Loggerhead Shrike	Laniidae	2	1980	-58%	1976
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	2	1976	n/a	n/a
American Goldfinch	Fringillidae	2	1976	n/a	n/a
Yellow Warbler	Parulidae	2	1980	-50%	1978
Greater Sage-Grouse	Phasianidae	2	1980	-60%	1977
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	2	1978	n/a	n/a
Lincoln's Sparrow	Passerellidae	2	1980	+0%	1978
American Coot	Rallidae	2	1980	+0%	1979
Canyon Wren	Troglodytidae	2	1980	-33%	1979
Northern Shoveler	Anatidae	2	1980	n/a	n/a
Wilson's Phalarope	Scolopacidae	2	1980	n/a	n/a
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Hirundinidae	2	1980	n/a	n/a

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