BirdAnalyst
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.

Species recorded on the Dinsdale route.
History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1582024+60%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae552024-6%1970
European StarlingSturnidae522024+5%1970
American RobinTurdidae352024+110%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae312024+319%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae292024+6%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262024+60%1970
American CrowCorvidae252024-41%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22202422×1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024+42%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024+33%1970
House SparrowPasseridae152024-55%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae152015+325%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-85%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024-4%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024-21%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102024-88%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae92024-85%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024-73%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024+100%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+29%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52015+167%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+400%2013
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae4202412×1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42013+575%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+25%2005
Chimney SwiftApodidae32005-63%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32024+100%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32015+67%1982
Wood DuckAnatidae31990+100%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22005+75%1982
BobolinkIcteridae21996-86%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-69%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22024-75%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22013+167%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22015-78%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae21992+0%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae22024+50%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22024-38%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22005-20%1984

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