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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Pigeon Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Pigeon Creek

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pigeon Creek 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
OvenbirdParulidae402024-24%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332024+4%2007
American RobinTurdidae192024-35%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024+25%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae182024-41%2007
Blue JayCorvidae172024-41%2007
VeeryTurdidae162024+3%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae132024+0%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122024+39%2007
American CrowCorvidae102024-59%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-42%2007
Nashville WarblerParulidae102024+57%2010
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92024+92%2007
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024-14%2007
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae92024+360%2017
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-18%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024+86%2008
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+217%2008
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62024+120%2007
American RedstartParulidae62024+111%2013
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+30%2007
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52019+400%2007
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae52024+400%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-35%2007
Sandhill CraneGruidae32024+29%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023-33%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024-75%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32023+0%2008
Song SparrowPasserellidae32024-39%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32024+40%2009
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32024-71%2007
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae32022-64%2003
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%2008
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32015+200%2013
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+75%2009
Common GrackleIcteridae22010+100%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae22023-64%2007
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22024-82%2007
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22024+33%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae22018+100%2003

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