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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 38 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
11Observers

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 BlackbirdIcteridae1352025-34%1970
American RobinTurdidae942025+101%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae652025-67%1970
European StarlingSturnidae532025-23%1970
House SparrowPasseridae482025-90%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332025-29%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae282025-64%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae252025-26%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025-35%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae222025+400%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192025+155%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae182015+0%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152025+132%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-81%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025-76%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+900%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+20%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82025-76%1970
American CrowCorvidae72025+33%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-98%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62016-31%2005
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae51988+100%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-75%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025-50%1970
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-73%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-56%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42016+75%1977
Black TernLaridae41978n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae41992-20%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41992n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+300%2011
Blue JayCorvidae32025-64%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025+76%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-54%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae32011-72%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae31987-23%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22014-50%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22016+0%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae22016-72%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae22025-73%1970

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