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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22

Neola Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2016Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Neola

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

Species recorded on the Neola 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1332016-43%1970
American RobinTurdidae862016+74%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae752016-71%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae522016-34%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae422016-30%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae372016-46%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae202016-66%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae182015+0%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132016+833%1975
American CrowCorvidae122016+0%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122016+126%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112016+148%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92016-80%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae92016-85%1970
European StarlingSturnidae82016-58%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62016-31%2005
Blue JayCorvidae52016-64%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae51988+100%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae52016-61%1970
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42016-79%1970
House SparrowPasseridae42016-95%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42016+75%1977
Black TernLaridae41978n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae41992-20%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41992n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32016+27%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32016-86%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae32011-72%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae31987-23%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22014-50%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22016+0%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae22001-64%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22015-95%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22012+0%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae22016-72%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22014-68%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae22016-78%1970
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22006+75%1976
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22010+0%1969
MallardAnatidae21999+100%1977

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