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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 17

Welch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 41 survey years, no longer active.

98Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2019Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Welch

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Welch 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1492019-5%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae392019-11%1980
Lark BuntingPasserellidae182019+19%1980
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82019+82%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72019-64%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae62019-71%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae62019+113%1984
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae61994+40%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62018+29%1998
American CootRallidae51996+0%1992
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae32018+0%1981
Eared GrebePodicipedidae31995-79%1980
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae31991n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22018+67%1984
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22018+50%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22019+0%1983
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22018-79%1981
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22019-76%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae22019-63%1983
House SparrowPasseridae22019+75%1998
Northern PintailAnatidae21995+100%1991
Lesser ScaupAnatidae21991n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22016+0%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae22013+100%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22015+0%2002
House FinchFringillidae22002+100%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22019-67%2014
DickcisselCardinalidae22018+100%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae22012n/an/a
MallardAnatidae12019-85%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae12019-88%1980
Great Horned OwlStrigidae12004+50%1983
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12019-80%1980
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae12018-33%1980
European StarlingSturnidae12019+650%1987
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae12018-65%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12019-86%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae12019-79%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae11988+0%1978
Sage ThrasherMimidae12019-90%1980

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