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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12

Mellen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
23Years 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 Mellen

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mellen 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
OvenbirdParulidae1042025+205%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae782025+110%2003
VeeryTurdidae372025+219%2003
American RobinTurdidae342025+60%2003
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae322025+96%2003
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae272025+247%2003
Blue JayCorvidae192025+6%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae192025+43%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025+193%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025-56%2003
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae152025+54%2003
Mourning WarblerParulidae152025+69%2003
Nashville WarblerParulidae152025+10%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+6%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-8%2003
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae132025+104%2003
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+188%2003
American RedstartParulidae122025+30%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-47%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+67%2003
American CrowCorvidae92025-23%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+11%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025-54%2003
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82025+3%2003
Sandhill CraneGruidae82023+150%2011
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae72025-52%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-30%2005
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+32%2003
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+75%2003
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52025+30%2003
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025+367%2005
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae52025+400%2021
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-50%2003
European StarlingSturnidae42025-48%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42002+300%1998
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42025-50%2003
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae42025+40%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-13%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025+0%2018
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%2003

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