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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae682025-29%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae66202514×1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412025+313%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae372025-11%1969
American RobinTurdidae362025+132%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae342025+76%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025-1%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342025+77%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae242025+219%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae212025-53%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142025+104%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025+4%1969
American CrowCorvidae132025+267%1969
House SparrowPasseridae122025-67%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025-48%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112025-70%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+289%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae102024+200%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+15%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+10%1969
Franklin's GullLaridae91971+0%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae92025+311%1996
Blue JayCorvidae82025+100%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+125%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81973+67%1968
House FinchFringillidae82021+600%2003
European StarlingSturnidae72025-73%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae52022-30%1969
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52025-74%1970
Forster's TernLaridae42025+0%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae41974+33%1971
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae42023+300%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-13%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32025-90%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025+200%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+22%1970
MallardAnatidae22025+0%1969
Virginia RailRallidae22002+100%1967
American KestrelFalconidae22025-20%1969
BobolinkIcteridae22025-57%1969

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