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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12

Popple River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Popple River

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Popple River 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-eyed VireoVireonidae862024+218%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae582022+188%2012
OvenbirdParulidae572024+31%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae272024+221%1968
American RobinTurdidae272024+165%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae242024+58%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae222024+178%1968
Blue JayCorvidae222024+15%1968
Nashville WarblerParulidae202024+42%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae192024+187%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae182024+275%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+57%1968
Mourning WarblerParulidae122024+63%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122024+127%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+625%1968
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae112024+14%1968
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+625%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae92024+129%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024-14%1968
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae82024+333%1969
Common RavenCorvidae72024-20%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-41%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024+4%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+57%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024+240%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+22%1968
VeeryTurdidae62024+47%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024+50%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52024-4%1968
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae52017+240%1971
European StarlingSturnidae42024+117%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+64%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+9%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae42010+75%1974
BobolinkIcteridae42007+57%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022+200%1976
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42024+267%1987
Pine WarblerParulidae42024+120%1978
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+117%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32022-25%1968

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