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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Shawnee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Shawnee

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shawnee 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1082025-26%1990
Lark BuntingPasserellidae772025+214%1990
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae332002+310%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae272025+40%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025-15%1990
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae202025-11%1990
European StarlingSturnidae182025+262%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae172025+730%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025+3%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025-44%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025-55%1999
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82025+225%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025+240%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+0%1990
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae72015-44%2001
Sage ThrasherMimidae62025-42%1991
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52025+171%1991
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+133%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025+90%1990
American CrowCorvidae42025+83%1992
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42025-25%1990
MallardAnatidae42024+100%1999
Northern HarrierAccipitridae42003+200%2000
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41991n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae42025-73%2016
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025-36%1990
House SparrowPasseridae32005-43%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32025-82%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae32005+300%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32021+200%2019
American WigeonAnatidae22016+100%1988
American KestrelFalconidae22025+0%1990
Short-eared OwlStrigidae22024+100%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025+67%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025-36%1995
American RobinTurdidae22025-7%1990
Golden EagleAccipitridae22025+0%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae22024+14%1995
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22005-57%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae22025+0%2004

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