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BBS Route · Iowa · BCR 22

Wales Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Iowa Wales

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wales 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1062025-2%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae872025-32%1969
American RobinTurdidae712025+157%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae392025+64%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025-9%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae342025+656%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae322025+6%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025+28%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302025+44%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae272025-39%1981
House SparrowPasseridae192025-83%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+19%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae162025+143%1969
American CrowCorvidae152025-22%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+900%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025-84%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-88%1971
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae131991n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025+0%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11201311×2001
Common GrackleIcteridae92025+36%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+133%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae82018-50%2014
Blue JayCorvidae72025-33%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-28%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025+250%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62016-23%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62018+63%1984
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62025+125%1990
BobolinkIcteridae52018+15%1973
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52013+400%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+117%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-75%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-48%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-65%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42018+29%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42017+11%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025-13%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+67%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025+0%1969

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