BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 12
Washington I Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 153 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
153Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Washington I
Top 40 of 153 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 84 | 2024 | +324% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 59 | 2024 | -2% | 1969 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 58 | 2024 | +191% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 41 | 2024 | +37% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 40 | 2024 | +49% | 1969 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 40 | 2024 | +527% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 36 | 2024 | +289% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +29% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +844% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 22 | 2024 | +207% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | +31% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | +148% | 1969 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 19 | 2024 | -96% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2024 | +87% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2024 | -24% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 16 | 2024 | -11% | 1969 | |
| Common Tern | Laridae | 13 | 2013 | -73% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2024 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2024 | -86% | 1969 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2024 | -56% | 1969 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +700% | 1972 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2024 | +560% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2000 | +44% | 1973 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 7 | 2024 | +275% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -92% | 1969 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +17% | 1967 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +500% | 2000 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -85% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | +44% | 1969 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | +43% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +43% | 1969 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 5 | 2023 | +167% | 1999 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +240% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -73% | 1969 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | -93% | 1969 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -63% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2024 | +150% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.