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Guild · Wisconsin · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Generalists In Wisconsin

All statesWisconsin

64 species in this guild. As a group they are -37% since 1968.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for generalists in Wisconsin. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Wisconsin is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 7.0 (95% range 5.6–8.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±4.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-3%Change by 2029
7.0Projected 2029 index
5.6–8.495% range
±4.7%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20257.46.08.7
20267.35.98.7
20277.25.88.6
20287.15.78.5
20297.05.68.4

Member Species In Wisconsin

Generalists species in Wisconsin.
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae-93%
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae-84%
Pine SiskinFringillidae-80%
Gray PartridgePhasianidae-78%
LeConte's SparrowPasserellidae-76%
Field SparrowPasserellidae-73%
House SparrowPasseridae-73%
Canada JayCorvidae-72%
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae-60%
Common GrackleIcteridae-59%
American GoshawkAccipitridae-55%
Brown ThrasherMimidae-54%
Northern HarrierAccipitridae-52%
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae-45%
European StarlingSturnidae-43%
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae-43%
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae-42%
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae-42%
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae-33%
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae-32%
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae-29%
Rock PigeonColumbidae-28%
Purple FinchFringillidae-26%
Great Horned OwlStrigidae-26%
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae-23%
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae-22%
Song SparrowPasserellidae-18%
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae-17%
American GoldfinchFringillidae-14%
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae-11%
Eastern TowheePasserellidae-7%
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae-5%
American KestrelFalconidae-4%
Blue JayCorvidae+4%
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae+7%
American CrowCorvidae+9%
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae+16%
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae+16%
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae+20%
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae+37%
Gray CatbirdMimidae+43%
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae+43%
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae+51%
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae+57%
Red CrossbillFringillidae+62%
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae+85%
Mourning DoveColumbidae+86%
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae+90%
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae+99%
MerlinFalconidae+108%
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae+108%
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae+113%
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae+114%
Common RavenCorvidae+237%
Northern CardinalCardinalidae+237%
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae+280%
OspreyPandionidae+359%
Barred OwlStrigidae+411%
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae16×
Bald EagleAccipitridae17×
Orchard OrioleIcteridae23×
House FinchFringillidae44×
Turkey VultureCathartidae60×
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae228×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.