BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Babbitt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

119Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
19942023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Babbitt

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Babbitt route.
History
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae1032023+130%1996
American CrowCorvidae892023+3%1996
Nashville WarblerParulidae432023-49%1996
OvenbirdParulidae342023-12%1996
VeeryTurdidae332023+0%1996
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae282023-50%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae272023-18%1996
American RobinTurdidae252023-41%1996
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae212023-16%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182023+4%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152023-44%1996
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112023-44%1996
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102023-32%1996
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae102023-62%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92023-43%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae82023-79%1996
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62022-58%1997
Blue JayCorvidae62023-61%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62023+14%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae62000+200%1998
Common LoonGaviidae42022+75%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023+567%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42013+0%1996
Cape May WarblerParulidae42017+500%2013
Canada JayCorvidae32023-22%1996
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae32023+27%1996
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae32023-50%1996
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32023-8%2000
Northern WaterthrushParulidae32014+67%1999
Pine WarblerParulidae32023+175%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae32023+67%2005
Bald EagleAccipitridae32016+200%2009
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32017n/an/a
Common MerganserAnatidae32022n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae21994n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22014-44%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae22023-61%1996
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae22023-56%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22018-87%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae22023+10%1997

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