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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 36 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae832025+73%1977
American RobinTurdidae682025+115%1977
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae53199153×1990
Common GrackleIcteridae512025-48%1977
DickcisselCardinalidae412025+134%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352025-20%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312025+25%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae292025+42%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae252025+88%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae212025+600%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202025+380%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae202025-37%1977
House SparrowPasseridae202025-63%1977
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae201985n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae172025-36%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025-41%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162025+871%1985
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae152025+321%1977
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-81%1977
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122025-69%1977
European StarlingSturnidae112025-24%1977
BobolinkIcteridae112025-24%1977
Blue JayCorvidae102025-5%1977
Great Blue HeronArdeidae102025+156%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025+11%1977
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72025-46%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-34%1977
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52023+43%1985
MallardAnatidae42024+29%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025+25%1977
American CrowCorvidae42025-47%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+267%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+50%1977
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+267%1978
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae42019+175%1990
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42025+200%1985
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+50%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32025-73%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-36%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023-72%1977

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