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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Shawnee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
1988–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Shawnee

Top 40 of 89 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
Lark BuntingPasserellidae4772024+265%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae3682024-9%1990
European StarlingSturnidae542024+733%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024-5%1990
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae332002+310%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae302024+910%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae282024-33%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024+390%1998
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae132024+3%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae122024-57%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-19%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102024+40%1990
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72024+90%1990
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae72015-44%2001
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62024+200%1991
American CrowCorvidae42024+67%1992
MallardAnatidae42024+100%1999
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+117%2001
Northern HarrierAccipitridae42003+200%2000
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41991n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+0%2017
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024+125%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-23%1990
House SparrowPasseridae32005-43%1990
Sage ThrasherMimidae32024-68%1991
American RobinTurdidae32024+7%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32023-50%1991
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32024-53%1999
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32024+75%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae32005+300%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32021+200%2019
American WigeonAnatidae22016+100%1988
American KestrelFalconidae22024-20%1990
Short-eared OwlStrigidae22024+100%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024+33%1992
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22024-46%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae22024+14%1995
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22005-57%2000
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22021-60%1991
Blue JayCorvidae21992n/an/a

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