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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 22

Austin Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Austin

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Austin 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1292023-36%1995
House SparrowPasseridae882023-24%1995
European StarlingSturnidae712023-8%1995
American RobinTurdidae402023-33%1995
American CrowCorvidae342023+74%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302023+56%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae292023-71%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae282023-26%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae252023+148%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212023-51%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae192023-6%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae182023-67%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae172023+27%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae172023-10%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162023-44%1995
American CootRallidae162001n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152023-62%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae142023-42%1995
Blue JayCorvidae142023+68%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142023-43%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae112023+16%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92023-48%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82023+283%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82023+114%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72023+10%1995
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62023+30%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62023+25%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+63%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62019+13%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-43%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52023+433%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52001n/an/a
BobolinkIcteridae42023-83%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42009-38%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+80%2001
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42015+78%2007
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae42022+300%2014
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32012+67%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32023-42%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+200%1995

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