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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Kiel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
17Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Kiel

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kiel 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
Canada GooseAnatidae450202225×2005
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1462025-26%2002
Ring-billed GullLaridae802025-82%2000
House SparrowPasseridae562025-18%2000
American RobinTurdidae552025-33%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae482025+90%2000
European StarlingSturnidae462025-78%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae452025-38%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae402025-48%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae342025-29%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae342025-11%2000
American CrowCorvidae332025-73%2000
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae292025-19%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae222025-40%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222025-30%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025-32%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025-8%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+8%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae162025-56%2000
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae142025-78%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122022+229%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025-44%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025-32%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112025-39%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-22%2000
BobolinkIcteridae102022-62%2002
House FinchFringillidae102025+27%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025+63%2002
Yellow WarblerParulidae102025-38%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae92025+46%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+254%2008
Sandhill CraneGruidae82025+26%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025+667%2003
Blue JayCorvidae72025-4%2002
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72025-12%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-41%2002
Wood DuckAnatidae62025+156%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+367%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022-61%2000
Green HeronArdeidae42022-43%2003

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