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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Schoonover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

67Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Schoonover

Top 40 of 67 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1172024-63%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae452024-31%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae252024+850%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024-53%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae212024+643%1986
Lark BuntingPasserellidae172024-92%1986
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae152024-17%1987
Northern ShovelerAnatidae121986n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae102024+60%1987
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92024-61%1986
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae92024+58%1986
Blue-winged TealAnatidae91986n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae82024-32%1987
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82023+700%1987
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024-88%1986
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62024+200%1990
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62015+500%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024-75%1986
Short-eared OwlStrigidae52024+400%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae42023-42%1986
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42024+73%1986
American RobinTurdidae42024+13%1995
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae42016-79%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024-22%1988
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024-46%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-27%1989
Sage ThrasherMimidae32024+17%1989
American AvocetRecurvirostridae31994n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32023+200%1999
MallardAnatidae22024-72%1990
American WigeonAnatidae21991-67%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-56%1990
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024+33%2015
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
Common RavenCorvidae22023+100%2019

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