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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Upton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
1987–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Upton

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Upton 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2072025+69%1989
Lark BuntingPasserellidae732025-37%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472025+152%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae262025-64%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025+13%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025+631%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae162025+34%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025-42%1989
European StarlingSturnidae152025+736%1993
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae132025-40%1989
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122025-36%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae122025+100%2022
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae112025+0%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+0%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92025+45%1989
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae92025+350%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+14%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae82025+19%1992
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82025+371%1992
House SparrowPasseridae81994+167%1988
Ring-billed GullLaridae72024n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62025-25%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62012-10%2008
MallardAnatidae52025-24%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025+286%2021
American WigeonAnatidae42025+43%1991
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025+220%1991
American KestrelFalconidae42025+33%1992
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+329%1999
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42024+150%2012
WilletScolopacidae42012+39%2008
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae31987n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae32025+0%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae32010-33%1999
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32025n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025n/an/a
American CootRallidae21991+100%1987
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024+33%1992
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025+133%1991

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