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BBS Route · Wyoming · BCR 18

Yoder Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Wyoming Yoder

Top 40 of 106 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
European StarlingSturnidae4862024+764%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1732024+229%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1562024-5%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae952024-39%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae672024+180%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024+5%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae352024-7%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae33202417×1987
Lark BuntingPasserellidae332024-68%1970
House SparrowPasseridae252024+102%1970
Ring-billed GullLaridae21200421×1981
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae152021+500%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142024+96%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae132024+28%1970
American RobinTurdidae132024+132%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132024+438%1979
Northern ShovelerAnatidae92024+80%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82024+200%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024+54%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024+127%1970
American White PelicanPelecanidae72024-34%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+367%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+50%1979
Blue-winged TealAnatidae62023-54%1988
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62021+100%2015
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52023-93%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae51971+150%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51968n/an/a
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae51971-50%1969
Northern PintailAnatidae52016+0%1987
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+71%1988
American GoldfinchFringillidae42009+50%1992
Canada JayCorvidae41970n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae4202412×1982
Green-winged TealAnatidae42015+83%1990
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42023+180%1987
American KestrelFalconidae42024+100%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-40%1988
California GullLaridae42012+300%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024-43%2011

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