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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 10

Soda Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Soda Lake

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Soda Lake 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
Yellow WarblerParulidae292025+25%1982
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae282025-41%1982
American RobinTurdidae272025-48%1982
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae262025+96%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025+273%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae172025+223%1983
Western TanagerCardinalidae152025+33%1984
Mountain ChickadeeParidae142025+28%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132025+0%1983
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae122025+28%1982
Wilson's WarblerParulidae112025+550%1982
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+50%1982
Hermit ThrushTurdidae102025-63%1982
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92025+10%1993
Pine SiskinFringillidae82025-31%1982
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae81993+25%1982
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+42%2022
Fox SparrowPasserellidae82025+167%2023
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+36%1984
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+183%2002
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae62025+91%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62016+180%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae52021+50%1981
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae52025+200%1984
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52025+33%1982
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52025+200%2017
WilletScolopacidae42024+300%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024-67%1982
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42025+300%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae41992n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+120%2001
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+80%1983
Green-winged TealAnatidae22021-46%1983
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22021-33%1984
Steller's JayCorvidae22019+400%1993
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22019-77%1982
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22019+0%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22003-60%1982
Sage ThrasherMimidae22025-20%1983

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