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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Kiel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2022Span
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Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Kiel

Top 40 of 105 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2792022-30%2002
House SparrowPasseridae1242022+22%2000
European StarlingSturnidae1142022-70%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae1062022-25%2002
American RobinTurdidae962022-26%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae932022+121%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae60202212×2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae412022-45%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae402022-4%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae372022-33%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352022-12%2002
Ring-billed GullLaridae342022-87%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae332022-64%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae262022+292%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae252022-34%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae252022-49%2000
House FinchFringillidae252022+10%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232022-35%2002
American CrowCorvidae222022-67%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae202022-30%2002
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae182022-75%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae152022-33%2000
MallardAnatidae152022-14%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142022+53%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae132022-32%2000
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132022+19%2005
Wood DuckAnatidae122022+122%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122022+229%2003
BobolinkIcteridae102022-62%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102022-40%2000
Yellow WarblerParulidae102022-56%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae102022-31%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102022-3%2002
Blue JayCorvidae92022-8%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae92022-32%2003
Sandhill CraneGruidae72022+44%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72022-64%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62022+200%2002
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52022-12%2003

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