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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Loraine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 156 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

156Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
12Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Loraine

Top 40 of 156 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Loraine 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 GooseAnatidae1272021+300%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632025-44%1968
American CrowCorvidae522025-30%1968
American RobinTurdidae382025+79%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae362025-23%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae352025-30%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae332025-23%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292025-33%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae292025-38%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272025-12%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025+82%1968
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae222005+150%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222021-13%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae192025-9%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-15%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162025-8%1968
Blue JayCorvidae152025-17%1968
American RedstartParulidae142025+17%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025-52%1968
House SparrowPasseridae132025-84%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025-62%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae122025-9%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-42%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112025+162%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025+55%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae92025-29%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92025+54%1969
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae92025+200%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+20%1968
European StarlingSturnidae82025-63%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72025+100%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-48%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+63%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-33%1968
Common RavenCorvidae62025+267%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-6%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025-23%1968
OvenbirdParulidae62025+17%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025-16%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae62018-58%1970

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