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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Arlington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Arlington

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Arlington 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 BlackbirdIcteridae562024-40%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae562024+1%1969
American RobinTurdidae522024+119%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432024+295%1969
European StarlingSturnidae352024-62%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae342024+207%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae342024+326%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312024+46%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024+15%1969
House SparrowPasseridae232024-64%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae182024+42%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae182024-68%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae172024+96%1969
Blue JayCorvidae172023+128%1969
American CrowCorvidae172024+300%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae142024-65%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae122024-33%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024+7%1969
BobolinkIcteridae112024-31%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+278%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae102024+200%1979
Franklin's GullLaridae91971+0%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81973+67%1968
House FinchFringillidae82021+600%2003
MallardAnatidae72024+13%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae6202412×1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae52022-30%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-99%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-15%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+63%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+0%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae41974+33%1971
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae42023+300%2019
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-30%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32023+125%1979
Virginia RailRallidae22002+100%1967
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-25%1972
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22015-44%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22024-38%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22021+17%1976

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