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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Mount Horeb Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.

98Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1990Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Mount Horeb

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mount Horeb 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1261990-43%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae781990+11%1969
European StarlingSturnidae721990-65%1969
American RobinTurdidae601990+38%1969
House SparrowPasseridae371990-51%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae281990-26%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae241990+49%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae221990+153%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae181990+533%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae171990+100%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae17199017×1986
Blue JayCorvidae151990+47%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae151990+80%1969
American CrowCorvidae141990+39%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae141990-15%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae111990-8%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae111990+314%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae91990+35%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae71990+260%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae71989-30%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae61990-13%1969
MallardAnatidae61990+450%1978
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61970n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51990-23%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae51990+111%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae51990-77%1969
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae51990-44%1969
Black TernLaridae51986+200%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae51990+17%1972
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae41990+13%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41990+300%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae31990-20%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae31990-84%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae31990-70%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae31990+0%1970
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae31986+100%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae31989+67%1975
American KestrelFalconidae31988+100%1978
House FinchFringillidae31990n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae21988+0%1975

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