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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Appleton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Appleton

Top 40 of 117 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae99202435×1981
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae842024+52%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae812024-49%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024-23%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae562024+118%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae402024+51%1980
Ring-billed GullLaridae402024+586%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae382024+160%1980
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae372024-13%1980
American RobinTurdidae362024+120%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae322024+203%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae282024+475%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae272024+34%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae272023+32%1980
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae252024+4%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252024+45%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae202024+920%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae182024+39%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024+200%1980
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae142024+717%1981
MallardAnatidae132024+114%1980
American White PelicanPelecanidae102019+56%1988
Yellow WarblerParulidae92024+175%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+350%1982
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82023+78%1988
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82023+75%2009
BobolinkIcteridae62024-74%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+62%1980
House SparrowPasseridae52024-63%1980
DickcisselCardinalidae52024+47%1983
Black TernLaridae52022+67%1995
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024+38%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-33%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+150%1982
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024-61%1980
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024+100%1981
Wood DuckAnatidae42014+11%1986
Blue JayCorvidae42024+50%1982
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42024+22%1983

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