The last seven days on iNaturalist, checked against five years

Rare Birds in Wyoming This Week

Q: What rare birds are in Wyoming this week?

The lists above, read live from iNaturalist: first the birds within 25 miles of Cheyenne, then the whole state. Each species is checked against five years of confirmed sightings, and the most unusual come first.

Q: How many bird species are seen in Wyoming?

358 bird species in 44,720 confirmed iNaturalist sightings between 2021-10-09 and 2026-10-01. 80 of those species have 3 or fewer confirmed sightings in the state, so a new one of them is news.

Q: What counts as rare in Wyoming?

Near Cheyenne or your own ZIP, a species with 3 or fewer confirmed sightings within 25 miles in five years, or one that is seen there but almost never in these weeks of the year. On the statewide list, a species with 3 or fewer confirmed sightings anywhere in Wyoming.

Q: Who confirms rare bird records in Wyoming?

The Wyoming Bird Records Committee. From its page: “The AS list consists of species considered rare enough that the Committee would like to vet all reports, statewide.”

Q: How do I see rare birds near me in Wyoming?

Enter your ZIP on the rare bird alert for a list around your own spot, and check it each week in spring and fall migration, when most strays turn up. Each bird links to its iNaturalist species page with photographs and a range map.

Q: Are needs ID sightings included?

Yes, for this week only, because confirmation takes days and a rare bird may be gone by then. The five year record the week is checked against counts research grade sightings only.

Wyoming logged 44,720 confirmed bird sightings across 358 species on iNaturalist in five years, and 80 of those species have 3 or fewer confirmed sightings. The live list near Cheyenne covers 25 miles around the city. The Wyoming Bird Records Committee reviews rare bird records here.

Near Cheyenne

Rare birds near Cheyenne this week

Every bird posted within 25 miles of Cheyenne in the last seven days, with the ones that are rare there, out of season or uncommon first and the reason for each.

Reading this week's bird sightings within 25 miles of Cheyenne from iNaturalist.

Somewhere else in Wyoming? Enter your ZIP for the circle around it.

Wyoming birds on the record

iNaturalist, research grade

44,720

Confirmed bird sightings

research grade iNaturalist records, five years

358

Bird species on record

seen and confirmed in Wyoming

Species seen 3 times or fewer

22 percent of the state list, the birds that make news

25 mi

Live circle

around Cheyenne, or any ZIP you enter

Counted from iNaturalist’s research grade bird records in Wyoming from October 9, 2021 to October 1, 2026, read October 9, 2026.

Across Wyoming

The whole state this week

Every bird reported anywhere in Wyoming in the last seven days, checked against the state’s own five year record: Rare here means 3 or fewer confirmed sightings in the whole state.

Reading this week's bird sightings across Wyoming from iNaturalist.

What turns up here

Who confirms a rare bird in Wyoming

358 bird species have confirmed iNaturalist records in Wyoming over five years, and 80 of them were confirmed 3 times or fewer. A sighting of one of those is the kind a state records committee reviews before it joins the official list.

Wyoming Bird Records Committee

The committee reviews rare bird records in Wyoming.

“The AS list consists of species considered rare enough that the Committee would like to vet all reports, statewide.”

Wyoming Bird Records Committee, read October 9, 2026.

Nine birders and photographers on a wooden boardwalk over a marsh, with long lenses, a spotting scope and binoculars all pointed to the left, under spring trees — Birders and photographers setting up on an overlook. Word of an unusual bird travels this way: one person posts a photograph, and the people nearby go and look. “Birdwatchers stop to set up equipment at overlook”, Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain

Wyoming rare bird questions

What rare birds are in Wyoming this week?

How many bird species are seen in Wyoming?

What counts as rare in Wyoming?

Who confirms rare bird records in Wyoming?

How do I see rare birds near me in Wyoming?

Are needs ID sightings included?

More for Wyoming birders

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Rare birds in other states

Sightings and records from iNaturalist, read live for this week. The lists are built from counts per species, and each bird links to its species page. For your own spot, enter a ZIP on the rare bird alert.