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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 22

Ash Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Ash Creek

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ash Creek 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
Common GrackleIcteridae942024-41%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae742024+83%1977
American RobinTurdidae662024+98%1977
DickcisselCardinalidae612024+171%1977
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae53199153×1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae472024+38%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae342024+943%1985
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae332024+332%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302024+31%1977
European StarlingSturnidae272024-20%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-40%1977
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae201985n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae192024+644%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024+320%1977
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024+184%2021
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152019-76%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae142024+46%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-34%1977
BobolinkIcteridae122024-18%1977
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae122024-39%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-38%1977
House SparrowPasseridae112024-52%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae102024+46%1977
American CrowCorvidae82024-50%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-53%1977
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72024+67%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62024-70%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024+25%1977
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024+50%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-26%1977
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52023+43%1985
MallardAnatidae42024+29%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+0%1977
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42023-79%1977
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+50%1977
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024+300%1978
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae42019+175%1990
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae32022+133%1991
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024-73%1977
Blue JayCorvidae32024-10%1977

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