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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12

Phillips Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 148 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

148Species 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 →
57Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Phillips

Top 40 of 148 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Phillips 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 GooseAnatidae742024+877%1993
American RobinTurdidae702025+34%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae462025+87%1968
American CrowCorvidae412025+116%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412025-34%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae382025+37%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae27202514×1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025-9%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025-55%1968
OvenbirdParulidae222025+59%1968
Pine SiskinFringillidae211995+320%1988
European StarlingSturnidae202025-61%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae182025-64%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025+517%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025-57%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132025+43%1968
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae132025+375%1988
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+13%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112025+108%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102025-75%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-48%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025-58%1969
American RedstartParulidae82025-48%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025-15%1968
Common RavenCorvidae72025+129%1968
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae62024+167%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+0%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025-33%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025+80%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-30%1968
Blue JayCorvidae52025+17%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-5%1968
American BitternArdeidae52022+14%1978
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52025+17%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae51990+0%1979
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024-40%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae42025-20%1969
VeeryTurdidae42025-46%1968
LeConte's SparrowPasserellidae42001+267%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+40%2018

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