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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22

Lafayette Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2003–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Lafayette

Top 40 of 89 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1572025-7%2007
American RobinTurdidae812025-2%2007
House SparrowPasseridae682025+1%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae252025+520%2019
DickcisselCardinalidae212025+150%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162025+10%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152025-33%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142025-27%2007
European StarlingSturnidae132025-65%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-37%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae122025-32%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122025-44%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-77%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025-67%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-16%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025-74%2007
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae92015+350%2004
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82023+600%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-74%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+147%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-44%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025-77%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-42%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025+50%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-23%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-53%2007
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42019-50%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025-60%2007
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025-40%2007
MallardAnatidae42025+300%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-76%2007
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024+0%2012
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32015+200%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae32018+200%2007
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32012n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-56%2007
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+86%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-44%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-46%2007

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