BBS Route · Wisconsin · BCR 23
Wis Rapids Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
132Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1966–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Wis Rapids
Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 144 | 2023 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 90 | 2023 | +411% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 82 | 2023 | +105% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 73 | 2023 | +15% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 73 | 2023 | +29% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 50 | 2023 | +300% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2023 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 34 | 2023 | 18× | 2006 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2023 | +478% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 30 | 2023 | +294% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 25 | 2023 | -49% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 25 | 2023 | -37% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 24 | 2023 | +133% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2023 | +105% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2023 | +139% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2023 | -15% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2023 | +88% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2023 | -45% | 1969 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 15 | 2023 | +313% | 1978 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2023 | +933% | 1977 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2023 | +783% | 1988 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2023 | -42% | 1969 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2023 | -93% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2023 | -77% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2023 | +680% | 1970 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2023 | -52% | 1970 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2023 | +75% | 1975 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 2023 | +250% | 2002 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +275% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2023 | +767% | 1975 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2022 | +125% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | -39% | 1969 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | -43% | 1970 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2023 | -37% | 1969 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | -27% | 1969 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2022 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | -20% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +67% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.