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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Buena Vista Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Buena Vista

Top 40 of 117 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 BlackbirdIcteridae762025-38%2000
American RobinTurdidae472025-6%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae442025+124%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae402025-52%2000
American CrowCorvidae322025+20%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae272025-48%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae252023+183%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae182025+25%2000
BobolinkIcteridae152025-57%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae152025+92%2000
LeConte's SparrowPasserellidae142013+180%2012
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+123%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025+45%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-66%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-43%2000
Sandhill CraneGruidae92025-44%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025-40%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025+29%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-18%2000
European StarlingSturnidae72025-72%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+0%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+78%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025-73%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+15%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-70%2000
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025-56%2000
House SparrowPasseridae62021-44%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-33%2000
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025+0%2000
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+183%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+433%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+67%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-69%2000
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae42024n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025-78%2000
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025-78%2000
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae32023-77%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025+150%2000
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024-50%2002
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae32022+75%2002

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