BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17
Recluse Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.
93Species Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1981–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Wyoming Recluse
Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 183 | 2024 | +31% | 1983 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 83 | 2024 | +200% | 1983 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 67 | 2022 | +192% | 1986 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 35 | 1983 | +218% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | +177% | 1999 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | +45% | 1983 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2024 | +217% | 1991 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2024 | -76% | 1983 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | +73% | 1983 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2022 | 14× | 1988 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 13 | 2024 | +38% | 1988 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2024 | -42% | 2000 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -19% | 1983 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +240% | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -40% | 1986 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2022 | -23% | 1991 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2023 | +50% | 1990 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +26% | 1983 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 1993 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2016 | +600% | 1991 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 6 | 2024 | +19% | 1986 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +50% | 1990 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1983 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | -48% | 1983 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +50% | 1983 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +120% | 2015 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 1987 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 2006 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 2006 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2023 | +111% | 1983 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1981 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -7% | 1988 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 1983 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 1987 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2003 | -46% | 1992 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 3 | 2022 | +57% | 1995 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Phasianidae | 3 | 2004 | -18% | 2000 | |
| White-winged Crossbill | Fringillidae | 3 | 2022 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.