*Include wintering information in spp tables

STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF WYOMING BIRDS: PRIMARY RESOURCES

Different avian inventory and monitoring programs have been ongoing in Wyoming since the early 1900s. A summary of the primary resources is presented below.

· 108 available Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) routes (Figure 3, Tables 3-6) (state coordinator: Andrea Cerovski, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 260 Buena Vista, Lander, WY 82520)

· 20 Christmas Bird Counts

~ Albany County (compiler: Deb Paulson, 307-742-5623)

~ Bates Hole (compiler: Charles Scott, 307-473-2512)

~ Buffalo (compiler: Dean Bjerke, 307-684-2798)

~ Casper (compiler: Chris Michelson, 307-234-8726)

~ Cheyenne (compiler: Jane Dorn, 307-634-6328)

~ Clark (compiler: Mary Klein, 307-645-3223)

~ Cody (compiler: Joyce Cicco, 307-527-5030)

~ Crowheart (compiler: Evelyn Wilkinson)

~ Dubois (compiler: Anna Moscicki, 307-455-2904)

~ Evanston (compiler: Tim Gorman, 307-789-3833)

~ Gillette (compiler: Verna Hayes, 307-682-3376)

~ Green River (compiler: Rick Steenberg, 307-872-2239)

~ Jackson Hole (compiler: Jan Hayse, 307-733-2188)

~ Kane (compiler: Terry Peters, 307-548-6814)

~ Lander (compiler: Del Nelson, 307-332-5102)

~ Sheridan (compiler: Robert Tippie, 307-674-9365)

~ Star Valley (compiler: Wayne Noffsinger, 307-883-3310)

~ Story - Big Horn (compiler: Jean Daly, 307-674-9728)

~ Teton Valley (compiler: Susan Patla, 307-733-2383)

~ Yellowstone - Gardiner (compiler: Terry McEneaney, 307-344-2222)

· 6 Riparian transects

~ Ash Creek (Sheridan area)

~ Belle Fourche River (Devils Tower area)

~ Garden Creek (Casper area)

~ North Platte River Parkway (Casper area)

~ Sand Creek (Sundance area)

~ Tongue River (Sheridan area)

· 7 Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) stations or Constant Effort Mist Netting projects

~ Deep Creek MAPS station (Lander area; started 1995)

~ Oxbow Bend MAPS station (Grand Teton National Park area)

~ Teton Science School MAPS station (Kelly area)

~ Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (Green River area; 3 years of data)

~ Garden Creek MAPS station (Casper Audubon Center; started 2002)

~ Powder River MAPS station (Bighorn National Forest; 3 years of data)

~ Hunter Mesa MAPS station (Bighorn National Forest; 3 years of data)

· Migratory Birds of High Federal Interest monitoring data (mainly from coal mines) (contact: Pat Deibert, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming Field Office, 4000 Airport Parkway, Cheyenne, WY 82001)

· Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) Wildlife Observation System (WOS) database (contact: WGFD, 5400 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82006)

· WGFD’s Atlas of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians in Wyoming (Cerovski et al. 2003) (contact: Bob Oakleaf, WGFD, 260 Buena Vista, Lander, WY 82520)

· U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Thunder Basin National Grassland raptor database (contact: Tim Byer, USFS, 2250 East Richards Street, Douglas, WY 82633)

· Grand Teton National Park Wildlife Observation Database (contact: GTNP, P.O. Box 170, Moose, WY 83012)

· Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD) (contact: Gary Beauvais, WYNDD, 1604 Grand Avenue, Suite #2, Laramie, WY 82070)

· Wyoming-specific bird books and publications

~ Dorn, J. L., and R. D. Dorn. 1990. Wyoming Birds.

~ Downing, H., editor. 1990. Birds of North-central Wyoming.

~ Grave, B. H., and E. P. Walker. 1913. The Birds of Wyoming, with an explanation of recent changes in their distribution, economic aspects also considered.

~ Knight, W. C. 1902. The Birds of Wyoming.

~ McCafferty, C. E. 1930. An Annotated and Distributional List of the Birds of Wyoming.

~ McCreary, O. 1939. Wyoming Bird Life.

~ McEneaney, T. 1988. Birds of Yellowstone.

~ Nye, D. L., M. Back, and H. Hinchman. 1979. Birds of the Upper Wind River Valley.

~ Pettingill, O. S., Jr., and N. R. Whitney, Jr. 1965. Birds of the Black Hills.

~ Raynes, B. 1984. Birds of Grand Teton National Park and the Surrounding Area.

~ Scott, O. K. 1993. A Birder’s Guide to Wyoming.

· Partners In Flight Priority Database (Carter et al. 1997)

· Colonial waterbird database (contact: Andrea Cerovski, WGFD, 260 Buena Vista, Lander, WY 82520)

· Wyoming Bird Records Committee database (contact: Andrea Cerovski, WGFD, 260 Buena Vista, Lander, WY 82520)

· Raptor nest database (contact: Andrea Cerovski, WGFD, 260 Buena Vista, Lander, WY 82520)

· Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (contact: Stan Anderson, Wyoming Coop Unit, Box 3166 University Station, Laramie, WY 82071)

· Grand Teton National Park avian studies: Christmas Bird Count, Landbird monitoring (Martin Cody’s bird monitoring at about 25 sites), North American Migration Count (since 1992) (contact: GTNP, P.O. Box 170, Moose, WY 83012)

· Yellowstone National Park Mid-winter Trumpeter Swan Survey database (contact: Terry McEneaney, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190)

· Tri-state Trumpeter Swan Survey database (contact: Terry McEneaney, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190)

· Yellowstone National Park databases: California Gull, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, American White Pelican, Caspian Tern, Harlequin Duck, Whooping Crane, and Trumpeter Swan (contact: Terry McEneaney, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190)

· Yellowstone National Park avian studies: Landbird point count transects, Christmas Bird Count, North American Migration Count, Mid-winter Bald Eagle surveys, Mount Washburn migratory raptor counts (3 years of data), Neotropical migratory bird transects in lodgepole pine (4 - 5 years of data), 3 Breeding Bird Survey routes (contact: Terry McEneaney, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190)

· Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge information and databases: waterfowl, shorebird, and Trumpeter Swan monitoring data; nesting surveys for Bald Eagles and other raptors; Breeding Bird Survey route data; wildlife sightings database; season/habitat/behavior database (contact: Carol Damberg, Seedskadee NWR, P.O. Box 700, Green River, WY 82935)

· Wyoming Game and Fish Department Greater Sage-Grouse database (contact: Olin Oedekoven, P.O. Box 3571, Gillette, WY 82717)

· Monitoring Wyoming’s Birds database (contact: Doug Faulkner, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO 80601)

· Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory avian studies (contact: Doug Faulkner, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO 80601)

· U.S. Forest Service avian studies (contact local supervisor’s office)

· Bureau of Land Management avian studies (contact local field office)

· Point Reyes Bird Observatory avian studies (contact: Aaron Holmes, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, 1440 Shoreline Hwy., Stinson Beach, CA 94970)

· Hawkwatch International raptor studies (contact: Jeff Smith, Science Director, 1800 S. West Temple, Suite 226, Salt Lake City, UT 84115)

References and Additional Reading

Carter, M. F., W. C. Hunter, D. N. Pashley, J. S. Bradley, C. S. Aid, J. Price, and G. S. Butcher. 1997. Setting landbird conservation priorities for states, provinces, and physiographic areas of North America. Partners In Flight Priority Database Final Report, Colorado Bird Observatory, Brighton.

Cerovski, A., M. Grenier, L. Van Fleet, and B. Oakleaf. 2003. Atlas of Birds, Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles in Wyoming. Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Figure 3. Breeding Bird Survey route map for Wyoming.

Table 3. Breeding Bird Survey time line, 1968-1980. Names under the years are the observers who conducted the routes. Continuous years with the same observer are distinguished with a line. Years that routes were not conducted are left blank.

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Route Number and Name 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

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1 NE Entrance (YNP)

2 Cody

3 Otto Kessinger-------------- Domi^a------------------- McGough-------

4 Basin Kessinger-------------- Domi^a--- Raper---------

5 Wyarno Hall------------Downing---------------------------------------

6 Clarkelen Hall---- Kessinger------Spring Downing---------------------------------CHANGED TO #206 IN 1979

7 Sundance Downing-----------------------------------------------

8 Colter Bay Scott-------------------

9 Dubois Back------------- Back----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10 Midvale Back--------------------

11 Nowood

12 Natrona Scott---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13 Bill Tate---

14 Redbird Scott---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15 Fontenelle

16 Elk Horn

17 Bear Creek Layton------------------ Layton------------------------------------------ Layton----------------

18 Ervay Layton----------------------------------------------------------------

19 Brookhurst Scott---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20 Glenrock Layton------------------ Layton------------------------------------------CHANGED TO #120 IN 1978

21 Dwyer

22 Cumberland June----------------------------------

23 McKinnon Layton---------- Layton------------------ June------------------------------------------

24 Patrick Draw Layton---------- June------------------------------------------

25 Savery

26 Riverside Gree^a---------------------------

27 Buford Spring- Spring----------Dorn--------------------------

28 Yoder Gree^a---------------------------- Luce------------------

29 Canyon (YNP)

30 Mammoth (YNP)

31 West Thumb (YNP) ROUTE NO LONGER RUN

32 Hunter Peak

33 Clark

35 Frannie

36 Moose Scott-----------------------------------------

37 Lovell

38 Meeteetse

39 Ten Sleep

40 Dayton Hanebury------

41 Bald Mountain

42 Crazy Woman Daly------------------

43 Schoonover

44 Arvada

45 Recluse Pallister-----

46 Soda Well Daly------------------

47 Piney Pallister-----

48 Seely

49 Upton

50 Moskee Faanes--------

51 Alpine Oakleaf---------------

52 Wilson Raynes----------------

53 Horse Creek Mikol---------

55 Crowheart

56 Ethete

57 Anchor

58 Gebo Baggs---------

59 Arminto

60 Lysite

61 Worland

62 Teapot Dome

63 Mayoworth

64 Sussex

65 Harland Flats

66 Pine Tree Gasson--------

67 Highlight Gasson--------

68 Riverview

69 Newcastle

70 Raven

71 Soda Lake Johnson-------

72 Buckskin Mtn. Johnson-------

73 Daniel Johnson-------

74 Boulder

75 Big Sandy

76 Farson

77 Fiddler Lake Oakleaf---------------

78 Sand Draw

79 Sweetwater Emmerich------

80 Gas Hills

81 Bairoil

82 Lamont

83 Pathfinder

84 Leo

85 Shirley Bohne-----------------

86 Warbonnet

87 Fletcher Peak Rothwell-

88 Shawnee

89 Meadowdale

90 Lusk

91 Lingle Rothwell------

92 Diamondville ROUTE NO LONGER RUN June----------------------------------

93 Mountain View June----------

95 Green River June----------------------------------

96 Reliance June----------------------------------

97 Rock Springs June----------------------------------

98 Black Rock

101 Wamsutter

102 Rawlins

103 Baggs

104 Walcott

105 Fox Park

106 Ryan Park

107 Sybille Canyon McAd^a---------

108 Rock River

109 Harmony Bohne---------

110 Cheyenne Floyd---------

111 Chugwater Rothwell--------------

112 Pine Bluff Strickland----

120 Welch Layton------------------------

123 Flaming Gorge

147 Rozet

173 Ryegrass

195 Seedskadee

206 Caballa Creek

900 Hayden Val. (YNP) ROUTE NO LONGER RUN

901 Yellowstone (YNP)

902 Pryor Flats

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^a These names were reported as a 4 letter code; full names are unknown.

Table 4. Breeding Bird Survey time line, 1981-1990. Names under the years are the observers who conducted the routes. Continuous years with the same observer are distinguished with a line. 1981 routes conducted by the same observer as in 1980 have 2 dashes before the observer's name. Years that routes were not conducted are left blank.

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Route Number and Name 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

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1 NE Entrance (YNP) Bystrak---- Nutting--------------------------

2 Cody Belitsky-- Greenquist-----------------------

3 Otto --McGough---- Stelter-------------------------- Stelter-------------------------------------

4 Basin --Raper-----------------Stelter-------------------------- Stelter-------------------------------------

5 Wyarno --Downing----Eads-------Jackson--------------------------Downing---------------Berry----------------------------

6 Clarkelen CHANGED TO #206 IN 1979

7 Sundance Adams----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8 Colter Bay Wallen----------------

9 Dubois Merrifield-----------------------Abbott---------------- Abbott----------------Wimpfheimer Abbott----

10 Midvale Ritter----------------Ryder-----------------

11 Nowood Means------ Means-----

12 Natrona Herold--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13 Bill

14 Redbird --Scott---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15 Fontenelle Row------------------------------ Luce------------------Baker------

16 Elk Horn Kinter----- Kinter----

17 Bear Creek --Layton-------------------------------------- Layton-------------------------------------------------

18 Ervay --Layton----- Layton------------------------------------------------- Layton----------------

19 Brookhurst --Scott-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------South-------

20 Glenrock CHANGED TO #120 IN 1978

21 Dwyer

22 Cumberland --June------------------ Luce-------

23 McKinnon --June----------------------------- Kesselheim- CHANGED TO #123 IN 1988

24 Patrick Draw --June-------Hays-------June------- Jahnke-----------------Raper-----

25 Savery