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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 11

Burchinal Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Burchinal

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Burchinal 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1382025-39%1998
House SparrowPasseridae552025-49%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae512025-44%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae432025+114%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae392025-9%1998
American RobinTurdidae352025-38%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-11%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025-85%1998
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae212025-54%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae182025+9%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025+7%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-32%1998
BobolinkIcteridae112025-73%1998
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112025+343%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025+94%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92025+200%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+200%1999
American CrowCorvidae72025-85%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+167%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025-58%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-32%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025+83%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-31%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024+63%1998
MallardAnatidae32025-63%1999
Gray PartridgePhasianidae32015+40%2002
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024-13%1998
European StarlingSturnidae32025-67%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-95%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae22025+10%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae22025-74%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae22025+100%1999
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22025+50%2000
Yellow WarblerParulidae22024+0%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae22015+0%2003
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22008n/an/a
Northern ShovelerAnatidae22008n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22025-29%2012
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22024n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae12023+0%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.