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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 25 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1972024-16%2000
American RobinTurdidae592024+4%2000
American CrowCorvidae352024-32%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae312024-8%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae302024+31%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024+82%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae272024-35%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252024+37%2000
House SparrowPasseridae242024-41%2000
Yellow WarblerParulidae172024+275%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae152024+3%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024-28%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024-63%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-46%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024-24%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae132024+50%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-35%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024-12%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+29%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-4%2000
Blue JayCorvidae102024-65%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024-6%2000
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92024-30%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-39%2000
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024+3%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-27%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+80%2006
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+125%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52023+43%2001
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-10%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae52024+165%2000
American RedstartParulidae52024+240%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52021+120%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42023-50%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42024+16%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-20%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024-16%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+56%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+33%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+125%2002

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