BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23
Wiota Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.
109Species Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Wiota
Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 135 | 2024 | -67% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 106 | 2024 | -43% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 81 | 2024 | +51% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 61 | 2024 | +96% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2024 | 16× | 1981 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 40 | 2024 | +256% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 38 | 2024 | +59% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2024 | +19% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 26 | 2024 | +58% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2024 | +8% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | -50% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 25 | 2024 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2024 | +150% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 22 | 2024 | -22% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | -69% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 19 | 2024 | +74% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 18 | 2024 | +138% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 17 | 2024 | -88% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 17 | 2024 | +33% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 16 | 2024 | -47% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | +360% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +157% | 1969 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 11 | 2024 | +243% | 1998 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2024 | +340% | 1982 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -61% | 1969 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -87% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +250% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 8 | 2024 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +160% | 1972 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 2024 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2022 | +71% | 1991 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -15% | 1971 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +57% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.