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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22

Alice Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 27 survey years, no longer active.

97Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1999Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Alice

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Alice 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1261999+74%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae79199913×1991
House SparrowPasseridae531999+32%1969
American RobinTurdidae341999+56%1969
European StarlingSturnidae301999-2%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae261999+220%1969
American CrowCorvidae251999+12%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae231999+31%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae221999+77%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae211999+2%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae181999-66%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae151999+67%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae131999+650%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae131999+575%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae131999-24%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae131999+171%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae12199911×1974
Purple MartinHirundinidae121997+150%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae111999-19%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae101999+0%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae101999+350%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae101999+29%1974
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae91999-15%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae91999+100%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae91999-64%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae91999+175%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae91999+244%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae81999+250%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae81999+62%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae81999+71%1979
Blue JayCorvidae71999+125%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae71999+167%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae71999+40%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae61999+567%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae61999-42%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae61999+29%1972
BobolinkIcteridae41994-44%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae41999+100%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae41999-10%1979
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae41999+79%1994

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