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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 11

Mccallsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Mccallsburg

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mccallsburg 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
American RobinTurdidae1282024+108%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1172024+24%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae1132024+19%1998
House SparrowPasseridae642024+37%1998
European StarlingSturnidae462024-7%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae402024+20%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae402024+63%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402024-34%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae382024+18%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae372024-18%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae372024+489%1998
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae352024+394%1998
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae302024+11%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202024+32%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122024+182%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae102024+71%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+180%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024-39%1998
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+160%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82024+67%1998
Blue JayCorvidae82024+0%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+14%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-19%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+133%1998
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72024+700%2009
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024+250%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-38%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae62024-78%2005
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024+0%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-53%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-80%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+25%2019
American CrowCorvidae42024-87%1998
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42014+75%2000
American RedstartParulidae42019n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32019+100%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023+7%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024+125%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-5%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024+100%1999

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