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 Recorded
18Years Surveyed
1997–2021Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Ashby
Top 40 of 127 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 112 | 2021 | -64% | 1999 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 56 | 2021 | -26% | 1999 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 50 | 2021 | +33% | 1999 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2021 | +148% | 1999 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 27 | 2021 | +424% | 1999 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 26 | 2021 | +196% | 1999 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 20 | 2019 | +367% | 1999 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 20 | 2021 | -13% | 2003 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 19 | 2021 | -19% | 1999 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2021 | +14% | 1999 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2021 | +14% | 1999 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2021 | +5% | 2016 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2021 | -67% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2021 | -17% | 1999 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2021 | -31% | 1999 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 2021 | -49% | 1999 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2021 | +308% | 1999 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2021 | +62% | 1999 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2021 | +45% | 1999 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2021 | +271% | 2003 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2021 | +314% | 1999 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2021 | +68% | 1999 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2021 | -23% | 1999 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2021 | +0% | 1999 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2021 | -73% | 1999 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 9 | 2021 | +175% | 1999 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2021 | -49% | 1999 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2021 | +29% | 2005 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2021 | -14% | 1999 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2021 | +23% | 1999 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2018 | -87% | 1999 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2021 | +36% | 2011 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2021 | -27% | 1999 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2021 | -14% | 1999 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2021 | -45% | 1999 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2021 | +121% | 2003 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2021 | +8% | 1999 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2021 | -39% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2021 | +50% | 1999 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2021 | +10% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.