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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Soda Well Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Soda Well

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Soda Well 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1372025-0%1981
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae282025-18%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025-60%1981
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae191981n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae171981n/an/a
Lark BuntingPasserellidae142025+5%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae132025-33%1981
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025+25%1981
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92025-83%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+300%1987
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82024-22%2015
American RobinTurdidae72025+44%1981
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+60%2006
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62024-9%1982
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62024+0%1983
Golden EagleAccipitridae52023+22%1983
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+25%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025-93%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+6%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-31%1981
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42025+28%1981
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42025-88%1981
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae42025+367%1992
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41982+300%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42023+133%1994
Green-winged TealAnatidae41994+100%1988
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025-17%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025-90%1981
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae31979n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae31980n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019+25%1990
American CrowCorvidae32025+100%1999
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32024-47%2015
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae32015n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22025+0%1981
Red CrossbillFringillidae22025-86%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae22025-60%2015
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22023-25%1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22022+67%1982
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025+133%1983

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