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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 53 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 →
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 →
1966–2025Span
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 VireoVireonidae1192025+271%1968
OvenbirdParulidae632025+31%1968
American RobinTurdidae302025+171%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae272025+208%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae262025+563%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae242025+61%1968
Nashville WarblerParulidae222025+32%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae202025+222%1968
Blue JayCorvidae202025+10%1968
Hermit ThrushTurdidae202025+260%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae202025+110%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025+108%1968
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae162025+825%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+725%1968
Mourning WarblerParulidae132025+79%1968
VeeryTurdidae132025+93%1969
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae122025+21%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+70%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025+164%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025+380%1992
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+9%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae102025+130%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92025+0%1969
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae72025-4%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+33%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025+78%1968
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62025+267%1969
American CrowCorvidae52025-55%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-37%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+27%1968
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52025+10%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025-13%1969
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae52017+240%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+133%1973
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+57%1968
Common RavenCorvidae42025-47%1968
European StarlingSturnidae42024+117%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025+46%1968
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae42025+14%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae42010+75%1974

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