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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Pt Washingtn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

126Species 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 →
58Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Pt Washingtn

Top 40 of 126 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pt Washingtn 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1252024-67%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1202024-66%1968
American RobinTurdidae862024+31%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae762024-56%1968
American CrowCorvidae572024+13%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae432024+18%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432024+129%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae432024+23%1968
House SparrowPasseridae292024-90%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae262024-8%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae262024+35%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae242024-85%1968
Sandhill CraneGruidae242024+585%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae212024+78%1987
House FinchFringillidae192024+482%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae172024-6%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162024+200%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae15202414×1970
MallardAnatidae132024+69%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024-52%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+84%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-62%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024+250%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024+271%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024+300%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+246%1968
Blue JayCorvidae92024+22%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024+600%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024+220%1973
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+43%1968
Red CrossbillFringillidae81970n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72024-94%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72021+233%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+225%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62024+300%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+22%1969
BobolinkIcteridae52024-92%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024+88%1968
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52024+575%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+200%2001

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