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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Wyoming
Mountains, basins, plains, and iconic wildlife
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Wyoming. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
168
Species
64
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Wyoming
This guide focuses on birdlife within Wyoming's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Wyoming
A recent look at bird sightings across Wyoming.
May 20, 2026
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Wyoming.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Wyoming
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Killdeer
12 snaps
Canada Goose
8 snaps
Mountain Bluebird
8 snaps
American Robin
7 snaps
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Barrow's Goldeneye
7 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Wyoming
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Wyoming, US
Grand Loop Road
You might spot Elk, American Bison, and Killdeer.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Wyoming, US
Hunter Hereford Ranch Historic District
You might spot Uinta Ground Squirrel, Moose, and Mountain Bluebird.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Wyoming, US
Jackson Lake Lodge
You might spot Elk, American White Pelican, and Arrowleaf Balsamroot.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Wyoming, US
North Entrance Road Historic District
You might spot Elk, Killdeer, and Black-Billed Magpie.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Wyoming, US
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
You might spot Hunt's Bumble Bee and Two-Spotted Bumble Bee.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Wyoming, US
Fort Yellowstone
You might spot Elk, Killdeer, and Black-Billed Magpie.
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Full Guide
Full Wyoming birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Killdeer
Canada Goose
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Barrow's Goldeneye
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Raven
Sandhill Crane
Dusky Grouse
Vulture
Western Tanager
Osprey
White-crowned Sparrow
American White Pelican
Black-billed Magpie
Chipping Sparrow
Clark's Nutcracker
Cliff Swallow
Harlequin Duck
Long-billed Curlew
Northern Yellow Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Violet-green Swallow
American Kestrel
American Wigeon
Barn Swallow
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Clark's Grebe
Common Merganser
Duck
Great Gray Owl
Northern Harrier
Red-winged Blackbird
Ruffed Grouse
Song Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Bald Eagle
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bufflehead
Cedar Waxwing
Dark-eyed Junco
Double-crested Cormorant
European Starling
Great Egret
House Finch
Lesser Scaup
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mountain Chickadee
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Red Crossbill
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-tailed Hawk
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruddy Duck
Swainson's Thrush
Tree Swallow
Vesper Sparrow
Western Grebe
Western Meadowlark
Western Wood-Pewee
Yellow-headed Blackbird
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