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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Teapot Dome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 46 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

46Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–1989Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Teapot Dome

Top 40 of 46 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Teapot Dome 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae531989+47%1983
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae461989-35%1983
Lark BuntingPasserellidae261989-58%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae201989+100%1983
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae161989-70%1983
Pinyon JayCorvidae91983n/an/a
White-throated SwiftApodidae91989+0%1987
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae81983+14%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae71989+233%1987
Sage ThrasherMimidae61989-32%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61988n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae51989+200%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae41989-57%1982
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae41989+233%1982
California GullLaridae41983n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31983+200%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae31981n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae31989-86%1983
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae31989-65%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae31983n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae21989+0%1983
American KestrelFalconidae21989-56%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae21987-38%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae21981n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae21989-25%1983
American WigeonAnatidae21983+100%1982
Golden EagleAccipitridae21987+100%1982
European StarlingSturnidae21989-90%1982
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae21983n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae21989+100%1988
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae11982+0%1981
Prairie FalconFalconidae11989-33%1987
Western KingbirdTyrannidae11981n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae11989-78%1983
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae11989-50%1981
American RobinTurdidae11988-86%1981
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae11989-75%1981
Short-eared OwlStrigidae11988-40%1983
Great Horned OwlStrigidae11983-67%1982
Rock WrenTroglodytidae11989-60%1983

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