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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 26 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
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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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1472024-20%2000
House SparrowPasseridae712024+87%2000
American RobinTurdidae482024-4%2000
American CrowCorvidae332024-41%2000
Bank SwallowHirundinidae302015+186%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262024+10%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae232024+93%2000
European StarlingSturnidae222024+2%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae202024-30%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae202024-30%2000
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae172024+25%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024-4%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024-32%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae162024+860%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024-29%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-46%2000
American RedstartParulidae142024-7%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae122024-40%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-18%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024-29%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae112024+157%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+117%2000
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024-14%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-59%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92024-53%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+59%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024-34%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-8%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+100%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae72022+0%2000
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024-55%2000
Yellow WarblerParulidae72024+93%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+69%2000
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62024+13%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+150%2001
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+233%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024-33%2000
BobolinkIcteridae52024-54%2000
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52022+0%2003
Blue JayCorvidae42024-14%2000

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