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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12

Rib Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 148 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

148Species 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 →
56Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Rib Lake

Top 40 of 148 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rib Lake 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 BlackbirdIcteridae622025-4%1969
American RobinTurdidae552025+58%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae512025+100%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae412025+8%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae372025+21%1969
European StarlingSturnidae362025-13%1969
OvenbirdParulidae302025+9%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae28202525×1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae222025+6%1969
American CrowCorvidae202025+100%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae162025+133%1970
House SparrowPasseridae152025+200%1971
American RedstartParulidae142025+193%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae132025-51%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025-74%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+24%1969
VeeryTurdidae122025-27%1969
Common RavenCorvidae102025+163%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+20%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92025+71%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+63%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+7%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+160%2018
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae72025+160%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025+7%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72025+43%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+24%1969
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-42%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-48%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-46%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+52%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025-27%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025+117%1971
House FinchFringillidae62024+0%1998
Ring-billed GullLaridae62012n/an/a
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+60%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-57%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025-56%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-63%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-22%1969

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