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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22

Tipton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Tipton

Top 40 of 90 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2132025-22%1999
American RobinTurdidae792025-2%1999
DickcisselCardinalidae712025+86%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae442025+9%1999
House SparrowPasseridae362025-91%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae332025+50%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025-52%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-12%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae202025-74%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae162019+778%2009
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122025-43%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025-84%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025-43%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-21%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+111%1999
European StarlingSturnidae82025-80%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025-69%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-72%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-47%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+21%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-85%1999
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52025-81%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-38%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025-50%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-83%1999
American CrowCorvidae42025-87%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-20%2000
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-24%1999
American KestrelFalconidae32025-50%1999
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+0%2004
Wood DuckAnatidae32017+100%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+100%2022
Chimney SwiftApodidae22021-79%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22025-55%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+100%1999
Blue JayCorvidae22025-75%1999
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22025-29%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae22024-25%1999
Gray CatbirdMimidae22025-40%1999
Green HeronArdeidae21994n/an/a

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