BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22
Brooklyn Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.
94Species Recorded
45Years Surveyed
1967–2022Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Iowa Brooklyn
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 296 | 2022 | +79% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 133 | 2022 | +77% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 84 | 2022 | +325% | 1969 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 60 | 2022 | +157% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 48 | 2022 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 43 | 2022 | +20% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 39 | 2022 | +3% | 1969 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 29 | 2018 | +329% | 2008 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2022 | +134% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2022 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 18 | 2022 | +154% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 17 | 2022 | +76% | 1971 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 16 | 2022 | 17× | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2022 | -37% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 2022 | +17% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2022 | -33% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2022 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2022 | +62% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2022 | +90% | 2003 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 10 | 2005 | +900% | 1986 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2022 | +246% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2022 | +550% | 1969 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2022 | +167% | 2015 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2022 | -83% | 1969 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2022 | +214% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2022 | +120% | 1969 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1980 | -53% | 1971 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2022 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2018 | -46% | 1970 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 5 | 2021 | -42% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | +88% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | +183% | 1985 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2022 | -52% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2022 | -61% | 1969 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | +320% | 1972 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | +38% | 1969 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2022 | +325% | 1979 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2013 | +20% | 2003 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2011 | +133% | 1993 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2022 | -73% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.