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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 11

Titonka Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Titonka

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Titonka 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
Common GrackleIcteridae992025-15%1975
DickcisselCardinalidae922025+32%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae78202511×2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae622025+29%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae612025+6%1975
American RobinTurdidae552025+217%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae37202518×1975
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae322025+49%1975
House SparrowPasseridae282025-55%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025+1%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-41%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae242023+4%1991
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae192025-17%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025-44%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025-89%1975
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae162025+667%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025-12%1975
European StarlingSturnidae122025-81%1975
American CrowCorvidae102025-86%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-21%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-68%1975
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+50%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-76%1975
MallardAnatidae62024+150%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae52019-73%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae51981+100%1978
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae51984n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-84%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025-62%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+175%1977
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+0%1976
Northern PintailAnatidae41991n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae41993n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae32025-60%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025-29%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+67%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025+40%1976
American CootRallidae31991+200%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+100%1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32025+13%1994

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