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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Ashby Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

127Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Ashby

Top 40 of 127 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ashby 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1122021-64%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae562021-26%1999
Yellow WarblerParulidae502021+33%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae302021+148%1999
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae272021+424%1999
American RobinTurdidae262021+196%1999
American White PelicanPelecanidae202019+367%1999
European StarlingSturnidae202021-13%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae192021-19%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192021+14%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162021+14%1999
DickcisselCardinalidae162021+5%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae152021-67%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152021-17%1999
Tree SwallowHirundinidae142021-31%1999
American CrowCorvidae132021-49%1999
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae122021+308%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122021+62%1999
Gray CatbirdMimidae122021+45%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae112021+271%2003
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae112021+314%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102021+68%1999
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae102021-23%1999
Blue JayCorvidae92021+0%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae92021-73%1999
American RedstartParulidae92021+175%1999
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae92021-49%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae92021+29%2005
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82021-14%1999
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82021+23%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae72018-87%1999
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72021+36%2011
Wood DuckAnatidae62021-27%1999
Great EgretArdeidae62021-14%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae62021-45%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62021+121%2003
MallardAnatidae52021+8%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae52021-39%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52021+50%1999
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52021+10%1999

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