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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22

Tipton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Tipton

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tipton 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2682024-20%1999
European StarlingSturnidae912024-71%1999
American RobinTurdidae722024+5%1999
DickcisselCardinalidae612024+105%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae542024-7%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae342024-66%1999
House SparrowPasseridae302024-91%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024-26%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024-63%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192024-3%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172024-36%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae162019+778%2009
Rock PigeonColumbidae142024+17%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024-35%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-41%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-74%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-88%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-24%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-69%1999
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-15%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+111%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-88%1999
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42024-77%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-83%1999
American CrowCorvidae42024-84%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-52%1999
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-24%1999
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023+0%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32017+100%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32024-90%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024-53%1999
Wood DuckAnatidae32017+100%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+33%2022
Chimney SwiftApodidae22021-79%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22023-64%1999
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+0%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae22024-25%1999
Brown ThrasherMimidae22023-53%1999
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22017-38%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22013+25%2004

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