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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 53 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562025-44%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae442025+29%1969
American RobinTurdidae382025+151%1969
American CrowCorvidae342025+58%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae322025+0%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242025+3%1969
VeeryTurdidae212025+10%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae202025-49%1969
American RedstartParulidae202025+480%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae202005+1%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+59%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae192025+91%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172025+65%1969
European StarlingSturnidae152025-83%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-56%1969
OvenbirdParulidae152025+33%1969
Blue JayCorvidae132025+19%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025-2%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025+6%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+275%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+42%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025+14%1969
Red CrossbillFringillidae102018-50%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-31%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae82025-25%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025-30%1969
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae71999+350%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+283%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-30%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72025-63%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025+867%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-67%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+77%1969
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62025+200%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-44%1969
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae62025-17%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025+100%1972
Sandhill CraneGruidae62025+380%1991
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+33%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52003+36%1969

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