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 Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1993–2023Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Austin
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 129 | 2023 | -36% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 88 | 2023 | -24% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 71 | 2023 | -8% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 40 | 2023 | -33% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2023 | +74% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 30 | 2023 | +56% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 29 | 2023 | -71% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 28 | 2023 | -26% | 1995 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 25 | 2023 | +148% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2023 | -51% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2023 | -6% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2023 | -67% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 17 | 2023 | +27% | 1995 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2023 | -10% | 1995 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2023 | -44% | 1995 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 16 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2023 | -62% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 14 | 2023 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2023 | +68% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2023 | -43% | 1995 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2023 | +16% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2023 | -48% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2023 | +283% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2023 | +114% | 1999 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2023 | +10% | 1995 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +30% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | +25% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | +63% | 1996 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2019 | +13% | 2004 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2023 | -43% | 1995 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +433% | 1995 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -83% | 1995 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2009 | -38% | 1999 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +80% | 2001 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2015 | +78% | 2007 | |
| Trumpeter Swan | Anatidae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 2014 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 3 | 2012 | +67% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | +200% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.