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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 54 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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 YellowthroatParulidae342024-9%1970
American CrowCorvidae312024-41%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae292024+18%1970
American RobinTurdidae272024-34%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae242024+27%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212024-61%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae182024-44%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024+48%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024+39%1970
American RedstartParulidae122024+73%1970
European StarlingSturnidae112024-74%1970
OvenbirdParulidae112024+130%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102022-96%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102024+52%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae92023+500%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024+121%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024-64%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-81%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae72023+10%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae71992-43%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72024+54%2008
Blue JayCorvidae62024-60%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62010+21%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae62024+433%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+24%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-70%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52023-68%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024-82%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024-56%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+79%1970
VeeryTurdidae52024-54%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-48%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+29%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024-50%1970
American KestrelFalconidae32024-17%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae32002-17%1970
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32022+100%1977
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-57%1970
BobolinkIcteridae32024-82%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32024-95%1970

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