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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Schoonover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

70Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Schoonover

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Schoonover 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1552025-59%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae432025-40%1986
Lark BuntingPasserellidae352025-91%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025-31%1988
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae152025-25%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025+900%1992
Northern ShovelerAnatidae121986n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025-76%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025+600%1986
Blue-winged TealAnatidae91986n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae82025+18%1986
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82023+700%1987
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72025+83%1986
European StarlingSturnidae62025+100%1987
Sage ThrasherMimidae62025+67%1989
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62015+500%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52025-51%1986
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52025+55%1986
Short-eared OwlStrigidae52024+400%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae42023-42%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae42025+0%1989
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae42016-79%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+0%1987
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024-22%1988
American KestrelFalconidae32025-26%1987
American AvocetRecurvirostridae31994n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22025-92%1986
American RobinTurdidae22025+25%1995
MallardAnatidae22024-72%1990
American WigeonAnatidae21991-67%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-56%1990
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+67%2015
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025+160%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024-29%1991
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22023+33%1999
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae21990n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21992n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae21994n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae21994n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22025+167%2000

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