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Upton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
79Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1987–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Wyoming Upton
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 356 | 2024 | +61% | 1989 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 72 | 2024 | +123% | 1989 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 61 | 2024 | -31% | 1989 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 54 | 2024 | -67% | 1989 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 52 | 2024 | +700% | 1993 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 49 | 2024 | -7% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 39 | 2024 | +654% | 1989 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 17 | 2024 | -52% | 1989 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | +50% | 1989 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 15 | 2024 | 11× | 2013 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | -42% | 1989 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | -11% | 1989 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -45% | 1989 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 12 | 2024 | +283% | 1998 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2024 | +9% | 1989 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 10 | 2024 | +343% | 1992 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 2024 | -17% | 1989 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 8 | 1994 | +167% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -5% | 1989 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 7 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -7% | 1989 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -14% | 1992 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2012 | -10% | 2008 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | +500% | 1999 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 4 | 2024 | +43% | 1991 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -56% | 1989 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +180% | 1991 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2024 | +150% | 2012 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2012 | +39% | 2008 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | -27% | 1989 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2024 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2010 | -33% | 1999 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 2 | 1991 | +100% | 1987 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 1992 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 1991 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 1989 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 2 | 2022 | +150% | 1989 | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | 2 | 2021 | -56% | 2008 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.