BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12
Union Twp Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 143 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.
143Species Recorded
56Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Union Twp
Top 40 of 143 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 99 | 2024 | +800% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 61 | 2024 | +85% | 1968 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 48 | 2024 | +97% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 42 | 2024 | +190% | 1973 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 39 | 2024 | +325% | 1968 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 39 | 2024 | 23× | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 35 | 2024 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 32 | 2024 | +5% | 1968 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 32 | 2024 | +111% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 28 | 2024 | +76% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2024 | +327% | 1968 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2024 | +71% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2024 | +141% | 1968 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 24 | 2024 | +135% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | +35% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | -37% | 1969 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +920% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | -14% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | 12× | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 14 | 2024 | +108% | 1970 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 12 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | +467% | 1979 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +86% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | -6% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 10 | 2024 | 11× | 1973 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | -30% | 1968 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +380% | 1977 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | +35% | 1977 | |
| White-winged Crossbill | Fringillidae | 10 | 2008 | +400% | 1977 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +233% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +171% | 1968 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +329% | 1970 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2024 | +700% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +220% | 1968 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +280% | 1989 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 7 | 2024 | +300% | 1982 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +17% | 1974 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | -31% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.