BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Loraine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 156 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

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 BlackbirdIcteridae702021-45%1968
American CrowCorvidae482021-29%1968
American RobinTurdidae292021+65%1968
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae222005+150%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222021-13%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae182021-17%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae162021-27%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152021-30%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae142021+59%1968
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae142021-19%2007
European StarlingSturnidae132021-15%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae122021-48%1968
Blue JayCorvidae112021-46%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae112021-16%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae112021-2%1968
VeeryTurdidae112021-3%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae102021-22%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae102021-33%1968
Sandhill CraneGruidae102021+257%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae92021-74%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae92021-20%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92018-58%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72021-12%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72021-3%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72021+39%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62021-69%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62021+208%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae62018-58%1970
Common LoonGaviidae52018+0%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52021-66%1968
OvenbirdParulidae52021-17%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42021+242%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42018-70%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42006-73%1968
Nashville WarblerParulidae42018+0%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42021+88%1968
House SparrowPasseridae42021-84%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42018+57%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42021-25%1976

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