BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22
Dinsdale Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.
92Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Iowa Dinsdale
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 158 | 2024 | +60% | 1970 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 55 | 2024 | -6% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 52 | 2024 | +5% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 35 | 2024 | +110% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 31 | 2024 | +319% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 29 | 2024 | +6% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 26 | 2024 | +60% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 25 | 2024 | -41% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2024 | 22× | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2024 | +42% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2024 | +33% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 2024 | -55% | 1970 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2015 | +325% | 1971 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -85% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | -4% | 1970 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -21% | 1970 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 10 | 2024 | -88% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2024 | -85% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | -73% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +29% | 1970 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2015 | +167% | 1990 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +400% | 2013 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | 12× | 1976 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2013 | +575% | 1977 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 2005 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2005 | -63% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2015 | +67% | 1982 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 1990 | +100% | 1987 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2005 | +75% | 1982 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 2 | 1996 | -86% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2024 | -69% | 1970 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -75% | 1970 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2013 | +167% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2015 | -78% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 1992 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | +50% | 1977 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2024 | -38% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2005 | -20% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.