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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Prairie Du Chien Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Prairie Du Chien

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Prairie Du Chien 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 GooseAnatidae1272025+61%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1262025-28%2000
House SparrowPasseridae622025+50%2000
American RobinTurdidae602025+9%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332025-13%2000
Bank SwallowHirundinidae302015+186%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae272025-41%2000
American CrowCorvidae212025-43%2000
European StarlingSturnidae212025-31%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae202025-35%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-31%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae172025+93%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172025+4%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae162024+860%2004
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae142025+9%2000
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae132025-7%2000
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025+107%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025-46%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025-40%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025-33%2000
House FinchFringillidae122025+46%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae122025+129%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-38%2000
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92025+83%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-57%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+10%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-61%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+217%2000
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+18%2000
BobolinkIcteridae62025-49%2000
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+233%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+54%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+14%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+8%2000
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42025-86%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+0%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-70%2000
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024-86%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-61%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42017-22%2009

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