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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 11

Panther Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Panther

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Panther 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 RobinTurdidae2792025+661%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1042025-23%1970
House SparrowPasseridae892025-67%1970
European StarlingSturnidae822025-53%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae782025+12%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae572025-56%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae472025+27%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae382025-55%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302025+957%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252025+47%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025+21%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+10%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae192025-74%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae182025+622%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae182025+48%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172025+58%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025-74%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142025+290%2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025+344%1973
Wood DuckAnatidae112023+180%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-64%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae92025+125%1988
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+129%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025-82%1970
Blue JayCorvidae62025+9%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025+13%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-5%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+233%1971
American CrowCorvidae52025-78%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+21%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+200%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae52025-75%1996
House FinchFringillidae52025+83%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+275%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025-66%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+42%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41994+300%1971
Black TernLaridae42007n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025-78%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023-88%1970

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