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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 11

Kanawha Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Kanawha

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kanawha 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 BlackbirdIcteridae832025+30%1973
DickcisselCardinalidae802025+76%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae752025+302%1973
American RobinTurdidae642025+296%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae63202521×1990
Common GrackleIcteridae432025+15%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae38202511×1974
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae312025-68%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292025+31%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025+114%1973
House SparrowPasseridae222025-70%1973
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae202025+820%1986
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae192025-33%1973
European StarlingSturnidae132025-68%1973
American CrowCorvidae122025-80%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+3%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+15%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-94%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+11%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025-73%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025-29%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025-89%1973
BobolinkIcteridae62025-67%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+467%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae62005-93%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025+60%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41992+100%1989
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42019+67%2016
Gray PartridgePhasianidae32025-67%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+40%1979
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32023+200%2017
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32017n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32024+200%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025+214%1973
Blue JayCorvidae22025-40%1973
Brown ThrasherMimidae22025-50%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae21986+100%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae22025+167%1982
Wood DuckAnatidae22024+25%1990
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022+50%1986

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