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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Buena Vista Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
1998–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Buena Vista

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Buena Vista 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 BlackbirdIcteridae462024-51%2000
American CrowCorvidae432024+30%2000
American RobinTurdidae402024-6%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+104%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae252023+183%2010
Sandhill CraneGruidae182024-44%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae182024+58%2000
European StarlingSturnidae152024-60%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024-38%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae152024-61%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024+89%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae142024+188%2000
LeConte's SparrowPasserellidae142013+180%2012
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024+292%2000
BobolinkIcteridae112024-64%2000
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024+180%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae102022-75%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae92023-25%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024+58%2000
MallardAnatidae82024+233%2004
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024-48%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-48%2000
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72024-84%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-69%2000
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+146%2000
VeeryTurdidae72024+20%2000
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+110%2000
Blue JayCorvidae62024-57%2000
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62024-66%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024-44%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-58%2000
House SparrowPasseridae62021-44%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52024+26%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024-42%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-18%2000
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024+6%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae42024+0%2000
House FinchFringillidae42024+57%2000
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42024-76%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42023-35%2000

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