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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 18

Yoder Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Yoder

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Yoder 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1912025+23%1970
European StarlingSturnidae1442025+846%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae892025+317%1979
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae812025-32%1970
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae702025+320%1987
House SparrowPasseridae592025+135%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae452025+27%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae392025-58%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae372025+263%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae292025-2%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae212025+55%1970
Ring-billed GullLaridae21200421×1981
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152025+475%1979
MallardAnatidae142025-37%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142025-16%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae14202520×1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025+87%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae82025-59%1979
American RobinTurdidae82025+74%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae82025+100%1991
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025-36%2011
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024+54%1970
American White PelicanPelecanidae72024-34%2001
House FinchFringillidae62025-31%1989
GadwallAnatidae62025+163%2005
Blue-winged TealAnatidae62023-54%1988
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62025+8%1987
DickcisselCardinalidae62025+43%2000
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62021+100%2015
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52023-93%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae51971+150%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51968n/an/a
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae51971-50%1969
American AvocetRecurvirostridae52025+113%1982
Northern PintailAnatidae52016+0%1987
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+300%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+7%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025+275%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae42009+50%1992
Canada JayCorvidae41970n/an/a

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