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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 10

Wamsutter Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 45 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

45Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Wamsutter

Top 40 of 45 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wamsutter 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 LarkAlaudidae1352025+24%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae252005n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae202025+27%1993
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae152024+375%1993
Common RavenCorvidae112025+0%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+280%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82025+700%1997
American CrowCorvidae62024-59%1999
Lark BuntingPasserellidae52024-86%1995
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025+150%1998
MallardAnatidae42006+300%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32006-17%1997
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025+100%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32025-70%1995
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22019-29%1993
Golden EagleAccipitridae22025-53%1993
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22006+100%1990
American KestrelFalconidae22004+100%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae22025+0%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22004-25%2002
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22006n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae22025+100%2019
OspreyPandionidae22024n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae12025+25%1993
Mountain PloverCharadriidae12006-50%1999
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12006+0%1993
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae11999-50%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae12025-67%1993
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae12025-33%1995
American RobinTurdidae12025-25%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024+0%1991
Prairie FalconFalconidae12024+0%1991
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12025-40%1998
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae12025+0%1995
Northern PintailAnatidae11997n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae12019-75%1997
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae12019-60%1999
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae12006+50%2002
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11999n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12024-50%2005

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