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 Recorded
37Years Surveyed
1968–2016Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Iowa Neola
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 133 | 2016 | -43% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 86 | 2016 | +74% | 1970 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 75 | 2016 | -71% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 52 | 2016 | -34% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 42 | 2016 | -30% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 37 | 2016 | -46% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 20 | 2016 | -66% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 18 | 2015 | +0% | 2010 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2016 | +833% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 2016 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2016 | +126% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2016 | +148% | 1970 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 9 | 2016 | -80% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2016 | -85% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2016 | -58% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2016 | -31% | 2005 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2016 | -64% | 1970 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1988 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2016 | -61% | 1970 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2016 | -79% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2016 | -95% | 1970 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2016 | +75% | 1977 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 4 | 1978 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 1992 | -20% | 1979 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2016 | +27% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2016 | -86% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2011 | -72% | 1970 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1987 | -23% | 1974 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2014 | -50% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2016 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 2 | 2001 | -64% | 1970 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2015 | -95% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2012 | +0% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2016 | -72% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2014 | -68% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2016 | -78% | 1970 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2006 | +75% | 1976 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2010 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 1999 | +100% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.