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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Fall River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

125Species 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 →
1966–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Fall River

Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fall River 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1132025-51%1969
American RobinTurdidae1092025+99%1969
European StarlingSturnidae632025+17%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae622025+24%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae602025+189%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae562025+370%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae442025+58%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae412025+395%1969
American CrowCorvidae402025-8%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372025+149%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae36202516×1971
Common GrackleIcteridae352025-62%1969
House SparrowPasseridae342025-87%1969
Sandhill CraneGruidae33202511×1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae312025+126%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025+378%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262025+71%1969
House FinchFringillidae232025+638%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222025+756%1979
Blue JayCorvidae212025-20%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+860%1988
Gray CatbirdMimidae192025+103%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae172025+400%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025-10%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142025+0%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025+154%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+113%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025+180%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+6%1971
American White PelicanPelecanidae112023n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae102025+167%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+120%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025-50%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+467%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72025-65%1969
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae72019+13%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae72024+89%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025+54%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025+450%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+186%1969

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