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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 53 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae326202330×1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1102023-51%1972
American CrowCorvidae472023-12%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae462023+178%1972
House SparrowPasseridae402023-78%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae392023+8%1972
American RobinTurdidae342023-39%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272023+71%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae262023+14%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232023+131%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae212023+36%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212023+75%1972
European StarlingSturnidae162023-83%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae162023-6%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152023+414%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae132023+6%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae122023+8%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122023-59%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae112023+86%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae112023-17%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92023-82%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82023-17%1973
Blue JayCorvidae72023-44%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62023+0%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62023-74%1972
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62023-70%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae62023-85%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae62023-80%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-84%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52022+0%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42023+10%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42023-33%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023-45%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42022-46%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42023-42%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+43%1973
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42023+117%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+225%1987
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42023+133%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023-50%1972

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