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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Recluse Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Recluse

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Recluse 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1312025-9%1983
European StarlingSturnidae672022+192%1986
Pinyon JayCorvidae351983+218%1981
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae312025+392%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae232025+68%1983
Lark BuntingPasserellidae172025+157%1983
MallardAnatidae132024+38%1988
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae122025+167%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-42%2000
House SparrowPasseridae92022-23%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+106%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82025-33%1983
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82023+50%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-33%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024+100%1993
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72016+600%1991
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62025-7%1990
American RobinTurdidae62025-5%1983
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025+220%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-84%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-57%1983
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+50%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42024+120%2015
Yellow WarblerParulidae42022+300%1987
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42022+0%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae42022+100%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31981n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-82%1983
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32025-71%1983
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32022+0%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32022+100%1987
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32003-46%1992
GadwallAnatidae32022+57%1995
WilletScolopacidae31995n/an/a
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae32004-18%2000
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae32022n/an/a
American WigeonAnatidae22024-21%1983
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22024-46%1999
Northern PintailAnatidae22022-50%1987

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