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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Oconto Falls Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 154 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

154Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Oconto Falls

Top 40 of 154 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oconto Falls 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
American RobinTurdidae552023-15%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae402023+187%1970
European StarlingSturnidae382023-38%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae342023+228%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae342023+8%1970
American CrowCorvidae322023-35%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae252023+127%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242023-9%1970
House SparrowPasseridae242023-78%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae242023+290%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222023+957%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae172023-71%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162023-39%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae132023-43%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122023-55%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae122023-61%1970
Blue JayCorvidae112023-51%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102023+58%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102023+200%1976
OvenbirdParulidae92023+3%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72023+350%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62023-21%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae62019+333%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae62023+6%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62023+186%1971
Sandhill CraneGruidae62023+220%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52015-73%1972
American CootRallidae51998+167%1980
House FinchFringillidae52023+71%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae42023-29%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-25%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42022-56%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42018-89%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae42023-53%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023-12%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32019-50%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-67%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32023-86%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32009-27%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32023-50%1970

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