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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12

Exeland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 140 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

140Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Exeland

Top 40 of 140 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Exeland 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
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025-32%1970
American CrowCorvidae242025-46%1970
American RobinTurdidae242025-40%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+12%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae192025-50%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+100%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025-70%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025+26%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae162025+52%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae162025+11%1970
OvenbirdParulidae152025+78%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+5%1970
VeeryTurdidae112025-50%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-65%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102022-96%1970
American RedstartParulidae102025+77%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025-60%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae71992-43%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72024+54%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+6%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62010+21%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+24%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-70%1970
Blue JayCorvidae52025-58%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52023-68%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+133%1977
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-61%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+167%2005
Bald EagleAccipitridae52025+167%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-82%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025-48%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025-88%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+0%1972
American KestrelFalconidae32024-17%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae32002-17%1970
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32022+100%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-48%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-57%1970
BobolinkIcteridae32024-82%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025-70%1970

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