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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Kendall Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Kendall

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kendall 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 BlackbirdIcteridae952025-60%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae65202529×1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae532025+241%1972
American CrowCorvidae502025+6%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae492025+30%1972
American RobinTurdidae442025-32%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae39202512×1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025+36%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302025+140%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302025+196%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025+54%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae222025+21%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae202025+20%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae192025+33%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192025-62%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025+75%1972
European StarlingSturnidae162023-83%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae152025-81%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+29%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132025-72%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025+0%1972
House SparrowPasseridae132025-79%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae132023+6%2009
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+6%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+30%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-64%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025+471%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+30%1972
Blue JayCorvidae62025-36%1972
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62023-70%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-48%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-40%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-78%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-53%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-70%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42022-46%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+60%1973
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+43%1973
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42023+133%2005
Sandhill CraneGruidae42025+0%2004

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