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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 10

Sand Draw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Sand Draw

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sand 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1072025-5%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae372025-62%1996
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae282025+24%2010
Lark BuntingPasserellidae272025-39%1996
Sage ThrasherMimidae242025-58%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae212025-20%2005
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025-44%1996
Common RavenCorvidae92025+100%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae72025+286%2011
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+100%2018
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62025-11%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae51994+400%1993
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52025-49%2005
California GullLaridae42016+125%1996
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32024-65%1996
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025-14%2011
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae32025-71%2012
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32019+0%2011
Canada GooseAnatidae32019-56%2016
European StarlingSturnidae32023-55%2018
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae32025+50%2015
MallardAnatidae22022-50%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024-82%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22025-64%2013
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025-50%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025-33%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-53%2011
American RobinTurdidae22025-17%2010
Rock PigeonColumbidae22018+0%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+100%2005
Western BluebirdTurdidae22005n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22019+100%2010
American GoldfinchFringillidae22013+100%2011
ChukarPhasianidae22024+20%2018
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22024+100%2013
American AvocetRecurvirostridae22019+100%2015
Northern PintailAnatidae22017n/an/a
Pine SiskinFringillidae22024+100%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025+100%2019
Peregrine FalconFalconidae22025n/an/a

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