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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Cumberland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 149 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

149Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
12Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Cumberland

Top 40 of 149 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cumberland 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
American RobinTurdidae722024+173%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae682024-37%1969
American CrowCorvidae602024+48%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae502024+6%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae402024-45%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae362024-8%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332024+100%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae322024-50%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae312024+4%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae272024-9%1969
American RedstartParulidae272024+320%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242024+69%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae212024+15%1969
VeeryTurdidae212024+7%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae202005+1%1998
OvenbirdParulidae192024+45%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172024+54%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae172024+41%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae162024+282%1969
Blue JayCorvidae162024+33%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae15202415×1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024-6%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae122024+36%2009
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024+358%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae112024-68%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112024+29%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024+238%1972
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102024-43%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+8%1969
Red CrossbillFringillidae102018-50%1973
Sandhill CraneGruidae102024+400%1991
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae92024+157%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae92024+280%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae82024+67%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82024-42%1969
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae71999+350%1979
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72024+767%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-76%1969
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae72023+100%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+100%1970

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