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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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 RobinTurdidae3142024+575%1970
European StarlingSturnidae1322024-58%1970
House SparrowPasseridae902024-70%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae722024+1%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae702024-56%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae652024-28%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae522024+44%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae382024-51%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae332024+21%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262024+814%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262024+93%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae222024+678%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222024+36%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162024-73%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+5%1970
American CrowCorvidae152024-76%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+76%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024+21%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122024+322%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024-78%1970
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112024-31%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112024+30%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae112023+180%2008
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112024+270%2011
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+67%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+275%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024-80%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024+29%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-96%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-14%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae62024-79%1996
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62024+113%1988
Blue JayCorvidae52024-4%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024+33%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+120%2010
Song SparrowPasserellidae42024-58%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024+129%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024+280%1984
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41994+300%1971
Black TernLaridae42007n/an/a

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