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Sand Draw Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.
76Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Wyoming Sand Draw
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 141 | 2024 | -25% | 1996 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 82 | 2024 | -10% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 40 | 2024 | +113% | 1996 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2024 | -16% | 2005 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 31 | 2024 | -59% | 1996 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 19 | 2024 | -60% | 1996 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | +17% | 2010 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | +4% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2018 | +214% | 2011 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | -46% | 2005 | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | 6 | 2024 | +36% | 2012 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -70% | 1996 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1994 | +400% | 1993 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 4 | 2016 | +125% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -40% | 2011 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -74% | 2012 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -52% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 1996 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | -65% | 1996 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | +0% | 2011 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 3 | 2019 | -56% | 2016 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2023 | -55% | 2018 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | +50% | 2015 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2022 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2024 | -82% | 2005 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2022 | -71% | 2013 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -43% | 2011 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 2010 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2018 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2005 | n/a | n/a | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 2010 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2013 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | 2 | 2024 | +20% | 2018 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2013 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 2 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2017 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 1 | 2023 | -67% | 1996 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 1 | 2024 | +0% | 1993 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.