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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Appleton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Appleton

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Appleton 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
Franklin's GullLaridae147198418×1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1352025+53%1980
Ring-billed GullLaridae103202521×2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae85202534×1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae792025-10%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae592025+170%1980
American RobinTurdidae512025+158%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae502025+93%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae472025+84%1980
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae452025+12%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae442025+50%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae392025+124%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae382025-55%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae382025+200%1980
MallardAnatidae332025+157%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322025+108%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232025+88%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025+263%1980
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae192025-22%1980
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae172025+800%1981
BobolinkIcteridae162025-62%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae142025+123%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+675%1982
House SparrowPasseridae132025-59%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025+275%1994
American CrowCorvidae112025-57%1980
American White PelicanPelecanidae102019+56%1988
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+780%1980
Warbling VireoVireonidae102025+214%1981
Blue JayCorvidae92025+50%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+438%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+275%1982
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52025+33%1983
Black TernLaridae52022+67%1995
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52025+50%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-27%1980
DickcisselCardinalidae42025+13%1983
Wood DuckAnatidae42014+11%1986
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32025+39%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-64%1980

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