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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22

Prairieburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
33Years 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
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Prairieburg

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Prairieburg 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2232025-17%1969
American RobinTurdidae622025+73%1969
House SparrowPasseridae462025-63%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae272000+229%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae25202513×1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025-22%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae172025-26%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae172025+16%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025+200%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+154%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132019+290%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122025+383%1974
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025+82%2013
American CrowCorvidae92025+46%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82025-30%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82013+283%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+30%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72018+0%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62025+42%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+62%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-30%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52000-25%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-65%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42019-31%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae42015+29%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae41999+100%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae41980n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32000-63%1969
European StarlingSturnidae32025+39%1969
BobolinkIcteridae32011-35%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-92%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025+0%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae31986-11%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025+50%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-50%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32018-70%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32015+133%1972
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22024-56%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22018-17%1975
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22019-20%1982

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