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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Minneapolis Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Minneapolis

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Minneapolis 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1442019-8%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae1052019+9%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae882019-27%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae672019-64%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432019-47%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae332019+117%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae322019+48%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae312019+256%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae242019-30%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae232019-62%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae232019-41%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232019-19%1969
Blue JayCorvidae202019+217%1969
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae172019+533%1984
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae172019+59%1969
American CrowCorvidae112019+56%1969
American RobinTurdidae102019+64%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae92019+100%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92019-21%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92019+12%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae92019+540%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82019-21%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae82019+47%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae82019+58%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72019+186%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62019+68%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62019-23%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62019+71%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae62019-38%1969
House SparrowPasseridae62015-85%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62019+25%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae62009-63%2002
Bell's VireoVireonidae52019+140%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae52019+100%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae52019+100%1973
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52019+560%2012
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42019+95%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42019+138%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42019-24%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42019+520%1972

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