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BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23

Wiota Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Wiota

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wiota 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1632025-62%1969
American RobinTurdidae712025+74%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae692025+190%1969
European StarlingSturnidae612025-22%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae442025-13%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae402025+54%1969
House SparrowPasseridae382025-82%1969
American CrowCorvidae332025+84%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae312025+4%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025+44%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae262025+35%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025+286%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae242025-47%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae242025+152%1969
Blue JayCorvidae222025-6%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae222025+126%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212025+294%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025-43%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae192025+106%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+520%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025-2%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142025+25%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+300%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025+139%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025+317%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025-44%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+33%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102025+520%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-87%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+171%1972
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92025-22%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae92025+70%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025+280%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+84%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae8202516×1981
MallardAnatidae82024+200%1982
Sandhill CraneGruidae82025+286%1998
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+23%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72025-80%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+140%1971

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.