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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 23

Festina Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Festina

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Festina 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2022024+8%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae167202414×1974
House SparrowPasseridae572024-81%1970
American RobinTurdidae572024+94%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae462024+35%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae352024+978%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae332024+26%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae312024-50%1970
European StarlingSturnidae302024-27%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae282024-73%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae272024-31%1970
American CrowCorvidae262024-30%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024+46%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae212024-19%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024+24%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae172024+116%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024-26%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae122024-14%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024+191%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024+20%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-21%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-50%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024+31%1970
Blue JayCorvidae92024-10%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024+7%2021
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+33%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+8%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-61%1970
BobolinkIcteridae62022-87%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024-64%1970
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae52005+400%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+27%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae51987+167%1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+150%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+11%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42019-81%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024-47%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+150%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae32024-87%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024+0%1985

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