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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 22

River Falls Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
20Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin River Falls

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the River Falls 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 RobinTurdidae992024+52%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae582024-24%2002
American CrowCorvidae412024-7%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362024+17%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae362024+112%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352024+43%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342024+156%2002
Blue JayCorvidae312024+94%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae272024+114%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262024+8%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+73%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae242024+45%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024-28%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae232024+73%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae212024+206%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202024+243%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae162024+40%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024-35%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152024+88%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae142024+78%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024-52%2002
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142024+191%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024-15%2002
House SparrowPasseridae132024+41%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122022+3%2002
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae122024+62%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-28%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-13%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+46%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92024+62%2002
European StarlingSturnidae92024-33%2002
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+16%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92024+580%2003
Warbling VireoVireonidae92024+26%2002
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82024-75%2002
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72013+500%2005
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62024+100%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+56%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024+600%2002
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52024+71%2002

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