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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 25 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
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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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1542025+34%1998
American RobinTurdidae1132025+129%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae692025+39%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae602025+28%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae562025+50%1998
House SparrowPasseridae482025+36%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae442025+88%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025+43%1998
European StarlingSturnidae402025+20%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372025-4%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae372025-35%2005
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae342025+11%1998
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae332025+544%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae292025+456%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae212025+200%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+38%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142025+273%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+10%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-27%1998
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82025+867%2009
American CrowCorvidae72025-81%1998
House FinchFringillidae72025+200%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+111%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-64%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-90%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-13%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025-33%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-50%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+83%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-96%1998
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+30%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+100%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+100%1998
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42014+75%2000
American RedstartParulidae42019n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025+150%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+133%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023+7%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32019n/an/a
Gray PartridgePhasianidae22024-14%1998

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