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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.
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
Horned LarkAlaudidae1741980+79%1976
Sage ThrasherMimidae921980+120%1976
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae851980+57%1977
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae631980-20%1976
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae331980+148%1976
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae271980+71%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae251980+89%1977
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae201980+142%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae191980+313%1977
European StarlingSturnidae13197413×1973
Lark BuntingPasserellidae121980-6%1977
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae101980-38%1978
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae81980+9%1977
MallardAnatidae71980+250%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae71974+250%1973
Rock WrenTroglodytidae71980+525%1976
House SparrowPasseridae61979+50%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae51980+183%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae51980-33%1976
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51980+25%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae51979n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae41980+213%1976
Green-winged TealAnatidae41980+0%1978
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41980+100%1978
Northern HarrierAccipitridae31978-44%1974
Short-eared OwlStrigidae31974n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31980+200%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae21976+100%1973
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21980-58%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21976n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae21976n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae21980-50%1978
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae21980-60%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae21978n/an/a
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae21980+0%1978
American CootRallidae21980+0%1979
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae21980-33%1979
Northern ShovelerAnatidae21980n/an/a
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae21980n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21980n/an/a

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