BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 11
Clare Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.
89Species Recorded
37Years Surveyed
1967–2019Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Iowa Clare
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 72 | 2019 | -18% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 68 | 2019 | -40% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 56 | 2019 | +133% | 1975 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 38 | 2019 | +49% | 2000 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 31 | 2019 | -48% | 1975 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2019 | -55% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2019 | -33% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 22 | 2019 | -69% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 22 | 2019 | -64% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2019 | -42% | 1975 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2019 | -83% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 15 | 2019 | +38% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2019 | -66% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 12 | 2019 | +467% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | -63% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2019 | -69% | 1975 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2013 | +425% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2019 | -55% | 1975 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | -97% | 1975 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2008 | +53% | 1985 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2019 | -9% | 1975 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | -38% | 1976 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 1990 | +133% | 1977 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2017 | -92% | 1975 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2017 | -55% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2019 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2019 | +8% | 1977 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2018 | +150% | 1978 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2019 | +13% | 1994 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2019 | -39% | 2007 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | +167% | 1976 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2019 | -50% | 1975 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2018 | +46% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | -71% | 1987 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2019 | +150% | 2008 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2007 | +33% | 1999 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2013 | +33% | 2007 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2019 | -74% | 1975 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 2 | 2019 | -74% | 1975 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2017 | -70% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.