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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 11

Kanawha Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Kanawha

Top 40 of 80 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1052024+22%1973
DickcisselCardinalidae852024+67%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae772024+35%1973
American RobinTurdidae582024+260%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae552024+310%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae342024+722%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342024+3%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32202416×1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024+146%1973
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae242024-70%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae182024-70%1973
European StarlingSturnidae182024-51%1973
House SparrowPasseridae182024-70%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+18%1973
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae142024+620%1986
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae132024-30%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024+229%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-95%1973
American CrowCorvidae92024-82%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+18%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024-3%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae62005-93%2004
BobolinkIcteridae52024-60%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024+200%1982
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-38%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-89%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+367%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41992+100%1989
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42019+67%2016
Blue JayCorvidae32024-40%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024+0%1976
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32023+200%2017
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32017n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32024+200%2019
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae32024+150%2022
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22024+133%1974
MallardAnatidae22024+67%1981
Gray PartridgePhasianidae22024-67%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae21986+100%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024+0%1979

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