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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2024Span
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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2562024+7%1981
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1012024+55%1981
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312024+64%1981
European StarlingSturnidae252024+45%1994
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae191981n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae172024-83%1981
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae171981n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae152024-49%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024-57%1981
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae112024+0%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102024+122%1981
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82024-22%2015
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024+29%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+350%1987
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae72024-87%1981
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72024+300%1992
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62024-9%1982
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62024+0%1983
Golden EagleAccipitridae52023+22%1983
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52024+83%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-31%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42024-94%1983
American RobinTurdidae42024+0%1981
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41982+300%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42023+133%1994
Green-winged TealAnatidae41994+100%1988
American CrowCorvidae42024+75%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-61%1981
Horned LarkAlaudidae32023-88%1981
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae31979n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae31980n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024+67%1983
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019+25%1990
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32024-47%2015
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae32015n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024-40%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024-50%1982
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22023-25%1982
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22024+67%1983
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22022+67%1982

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