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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12

Rib Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 147 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

147Species 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 →
55Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Rib Lake

Top 40 of 147 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
American RobinTurdidae602024+69%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542024-8%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372024+100%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae36202425×1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae322024+12%1969
OvenbirdParulidae282024+13%1969
House SparrowPasseridae262024+238%1971
American CrowCorvidae172024+124%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024+11%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172024+105%1969
Blue JayCorvidae162024+71%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024-72%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152024+10%1969
VeeryTurdidae152024-23%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024+20%1969
American RedstartParulidae132024+253%1969
European StarlingSturnidae112024-1%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024-59%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae112024+217%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-54%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-25%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+10%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024+270%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+0%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024+5%1969
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae82024+267%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-7%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024+38%1969
MallardAnatidae72023+400%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+200%1974
House FinchFringillidae62024+0%1998
Ring-billed GullLaridae62012n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae52024-15%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-54%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52024+300%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae52017+200%1989
Red CrossbillFringillidae52018+0%1987
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42019+175%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-74%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-6%1969

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