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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Highland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Highland

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Highland 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1552025-14%2000
House SparrowPasseridae542025-46%2000
American RobinTurdidae542025+3%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae412025+74%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae402025-27%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae322025+24%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae322025+22%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae312025+76%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae282025+34%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025-46%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202025-8%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025+22%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae182025-12%2000
European StarlingSturnidae162025-80%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152025+23%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-45%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025+11%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025-42%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae112025+50%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-24%2000
American CrowCorvidae82025-54%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+5%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-25%2000
Blue JayCorvidae62025-65%2000
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-21%2000
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-23%2000
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025-61%2000
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+125%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52023+43%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+225%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52021+120%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+150%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+140%2006
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+56%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+33%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025+40%2000
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae42012+150%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+300%2005
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-62%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-74%2000

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