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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2024Span
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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1832024+31%1983
Lark BuntingPasserellidae832024+200%1983
European StarlingSturnidae672022+192%1986
Pinyon JayCorvidae351983+218%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232024+177%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae222024+45%1983
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae182024+217%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-76%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142024+73%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae14202214×1988
MallardAnatidae132024+38%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-42%2000
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102024-19%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024+240%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-40%1986
House SparrowPasseridae92022-23%1991
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82023+50%1990
American RobinTurdidae72024+26%1983
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024+100%1993
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72016+600%1991
American KestrelFalconidae62024+19%1986
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62024+50%1990
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+200%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-48%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
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32023+111%1983
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31981n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32024-7%1988
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

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