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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12

Land O Lakes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 45 survey years, no longer active.

128Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2016Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Land O Lakes

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Land O Lakes 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-eyed VireoVireonidae912016+37%1970
OvenbirdParulidae422016-12%1970
American RobinTurdidae412016+23%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae402016+183%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae362016+17%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae342016+129%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae262016+124%1970
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae242016+32%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae242016+350%1970
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae212016+108%1970
American CrowCorvidae182016+66%1970
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae162016+371%1970
Blue JayCorvidae152016-8%1970
Nashville WarblerParulidae142016+14%1970
Winter WrenTroglodytidae142016+109%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae122016+19%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102016-48%1970
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae102016+86%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92016+118%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae92016+317%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae92016-47%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae82016+143%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae82009+25%1975
Magnolia WarblerParulidae82016+550%1976
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72016+67%1974
Purple FinchFringillidae72016+25%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae62016+0%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62008-20%1970
Mourning WarblerParulidae62016-38%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae62016-24%1970
Black TernLaridae61981+14%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52013-21%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52016-22%1979
Common RavenCorvidae42016-45%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42016-63%1970
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42016+33%1970
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42016+117%1976
VeeryTurdidae42016-42%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae42016+13%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae42016+133%1989

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