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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Babbitt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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.
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-eyed VireoVireonidae802025+127%1996
American CrowCorvidae392025+6%1996
Nashville WarblerParulidae352025-45%1996
OvenbirdParulidae312025-5%1996
American RobinTurdidae272025-39%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025-61%1996
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae202025-4%1996
VeeryTurdidae182025-15%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025-25%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-40%1996
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae102025-60%1996
Mourning WarblerParulidae102025-77%1996
Magnolia WarblerParulidae82025-52%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+20%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae62000+200%1998
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42025-42%1997
Blue JayCorvidae42025-59%1996
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae42025-64%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42013+0%1996
Common RavenCorvidae42025-77%1997
Cape May WarblerParulidae42017+500%2013
Canada JayCorvidae32023-22%1996
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae32023-50%1996
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-50%1997
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32025-33%2000
Northern WaterthrushParulidae32014+67%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+40%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae32023+67%2005
Bald EagleAccipitridae32016+200%2009
Common MerganserAnatidae32022n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae21994n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22025+100%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22025-67%1996
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-36%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22014-44%1996
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae22023-56%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22018-87%1996
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae22023-67%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22025-57%1996
Hermit ThrushTurdidae22025-63%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.