BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12
Iron River Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 140 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.
140Species Recorded
54Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Iron River
Top 40 of 140 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 73 | 2024 | +58% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 47 | 2024 | +16% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 40 | 2024 | +130% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 35 | 2024 | +90% | 1969 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | -30% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 31 | 2024 | -4% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | +19% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +237% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 26 | 2024 | +345% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 26 | 2024 | +219% | 1969 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 25 | 2024 | +141% | 1969 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 22 | 2024 | +333% | 1970 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 21 | 2024 | +74% | 1970 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 17 | 2024 | +246% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | -43% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 2024 | +167% | 1969 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +153% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2024 | +25% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | -56% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +93% | 1978 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +94% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +383% | 1972 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +800% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2024 | -78% | 1969 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +115% | 1969 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | -52% | 1973 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2024 | -41% | 1969 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +600% | 1985 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | +190% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | -49% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +157% | 1971 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +300% | 1972 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2024 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +91% | 1970 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2009 | +217% | 1972 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 6 | 1995 | +120% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +50% | 1973 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2023 | -42% | 2017 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 5 | 2024 | +71% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.