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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22

Lafayette Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2003–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Lafayette

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lafayette 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1632024-4%2007
American RobinTurdidae972024-15%2007
House SparrowPasseridae682024-23%2007
DickcisselCardinalidae382024+236%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332024+15%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae312024+37%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252024-28%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024-22%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae182024-14%2007
European StarlingSturnidae172024-64%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae172024+213%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024-19%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-54%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024+16%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024-47%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102024-27%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-48%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92024-42%2007
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae92015+350%2004
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82024+129%2007
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82023+600%2004
American CrowCorvidae52024-54%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-53%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-63%2007
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42019-50%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-71%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32024-20%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%2015
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024-57%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae32019+33%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024+200%2015
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024+0%2012
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32015+200%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae32018+200%2007
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32012n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22024-86%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-56%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024-15%2007
Blue JayCorvidae22024-24%2007
BobolinkIcteridae22004+0%2003

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