BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 11
Titonka Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
49Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Iowa Titonka
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 86 | 2024 | +14% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 73 | 2024 | +214% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 62 | 2024 | -31% | 1975 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2024 | -14% | 1975 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 35 | 2024 | +1% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2024 | -14% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | +4% | 1975 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 24 | 2023 | +4% | 1991 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 22 | 2024 | 16× | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 22 | 2024 | -7% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 20 | 2024 | -47% | 1975 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2024 | +47% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | -57% | 1975 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2001 | -56% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | -52% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2024 | -81% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | +75% | 2000 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -85% | 1975 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +150% | 1980 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2019 | -73% | 1975 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -73% | 1975 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1981 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 1984 | n/a | n/a | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2024 | +233% | 1985 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 4 | 1991 | n/a | n/a | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 4 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -78% | 1975 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -97% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2024 | -84% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -94% | 1975 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 3 | 1991 | +200% | 1980 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2005 | -25% | 1989 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 1989 | +50% | 1986 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | -85% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | -60% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | +125% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2014 | +33% | 1991 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2015 | +100% | 1979 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2008 | +50% | 1983 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1979 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.