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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 51 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 →
51Years 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
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1312024-62%1969
American RobinTurdidae1252024+49%1969
European StarlingSturnidae772024+1%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae702024-16%1969
American CrowCorvidae662024-14%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae552024+285%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae522024+80%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae492024+98%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae422024+37%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392024+215%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362024+100%1969
House SparrowPasseridae352024-90%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae342024+522%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302024+333%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae292024+84%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282024+23%1969
Sandhill CraneGruidae272024+800%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae262024+880%1971
House FinchFringillidae222024+438%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212024+283%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae212024-81%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae192024-34%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae162024+120%1969
Blue JayCorvidae152024-48%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae142024+77%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+480%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae122024+142%1969
American White PelicanPelecanidae112023n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024-32%1981
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102024+88%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+33%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-63%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+150%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024+450%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-82%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024-70%1969
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72024-13%1970
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae72019+13%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae72024+23%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae72024+89%1990

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