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
1994–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Babbitt
Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 103 | 2023 | +130% | 1996 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 89 | 2023 | +3% | 1996 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 43 | 2023 | -49% | 1996 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 34 | 2023 | -12% | 1996 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 33 | 2023 | +0% | 1996 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2023 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 27 | 2023 | -18% | 1996 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 25 | 2023 | -41% | 1996 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 21 | 2023 | -16% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2023 | +4% | 1996 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2023 | -44% | 1996 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 2023 | -44% | 1996 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | -32% | 1996 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2023 | -62% | 1996 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2023 | -43% | 1996 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2023 | -79% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 6 | 2022 | -58% | 1997 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2023 | -61% | 1996 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2023 | +14% | 1996 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 6 | 2000 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Common Loon | Gaviidae | 4 | 2022 | +75% | 1997 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | +567% | 1998 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2013 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Cape May Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2017 | +500% | 2013 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2023 | -22% | 1996 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2023 | +27% | 1996 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 3 | 2023 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2023 | -8% | 2000 | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parulidae | 3 | 2014 | +67% | 1999 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | +175% | 2000 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | +67% | 2005 | |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 3 | 2016 | +200% | 2009 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 3 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2014 | -44% | 1996 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2023 | -61% | 1996 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | -56% | 1996 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 2 | 2018 | -87% | 1996 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2023 | +10% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.