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 Recorded
51Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 131 | 2024 | -62% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 125 | 2024 | +49% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 77 | 2024 | +1% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 70 | 2024 | -16% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 66 | 2024 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 55 | 2024 | +285% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 52 | 2024 | +80% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 49 | 2024 | +98% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 42 | 2024 | +37% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 39 | 2024 | +215% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 36 | 2024 | +100% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 35 | 2024 | -90% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 34 | 2024 | +522% | 1979 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +333% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 29 | 2024 | +84% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | +23% | 1969 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 27 | 2024 | +800% | 1983 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 26 | 2024 | +880% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 22 | 2024 | +438% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2024 | +283% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | -81% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 19 | 2024 | -34% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | +120% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | -48% | 1969 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2024 | +77% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 13 | 2024 | +480% | 1988 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 12 | 2024 | +142% | 1969 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 11 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -32% | 1981 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | +88% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | +33% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -63% | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2024 | +150% | 1970 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2024 | +450% | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | -82% | 1969 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -70% | 1969 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -13% | 1970 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 7 | 2019 | +13% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 7 | 2024 | +23% | 1971 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 7 | 2024 | +89% | 1990 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.