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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 32 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 →
32Years 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
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 BlackbirdIcteridae2502024-10%1969
American RobinTurdidae352024+84%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282024+145%1969
House SparrowPasseridae282024-48%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae272000+229%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024-9%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae162024+233%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae142024+5%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae132024+975%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+154%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132019+290%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024+220%1969
European StarlingSturnidae102024+239%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82024+67%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82013+283%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72018+0%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024+55%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+62%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52019-70%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-29%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-30%1969
House FinchFringillidae52024-27%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52000-25%1997
American CrowCorvidae42024+108%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42019-31%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae42015+29%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae41999+100%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae41980n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32000-63%1969
Blue JayCorvidae32024+67%1969
BobolinkIcteridae32011-35%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae31986-11%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32018-70%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32015+133%1972
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22024-45%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22024-56%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22018-17%1975
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22019-20%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae22019+38%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22024+67%1970

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