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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 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Wisconsin Wis Rapids

Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wis Rapids 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1442023-33%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae902023+411%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae822023+105%1969
American CrowCorvidae732023+15%1969
American RobinTurdidae732023+29%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae502023+300%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae342023-51%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae34202318×2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302023+478%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302023+294%1969
BobolinkIcteridae252023-49%1969
House SparrowPasseridae252023-37%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae242023+133%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212023+105%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae202023+139%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae182023-15%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172023+88%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162023-45%1969
Sandhill CraneGruidae152023+313%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142023+933%1977
DickcisselCardinalidae132023+783%1988
European StarlingSturnidae122023-42%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92023-93%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023-77%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82023+680%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae82023-52%1970
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82023+75%1975
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82023+250%2002
American RedstartParulidae72023+275%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72023+767%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52022+125%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52023+0%1969
Blue JayCorvidae52023-39%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52022-43%1970
MallardAnatidae42023-29%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae42023-37%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-27%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae42022-65%1969
VeeryTurdidae42023-20%1969
OvenbirdParulidae42023+67%1973

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.