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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Badger Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2018Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Badger

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Badger 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
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae552018+8%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532018-39%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae512018+153%1980
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae412018-29%1980
American CrowCorvidae372018+29%1980
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae262018+36%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae222018+395%1980
American RobinTurdidae202018+17%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152018+320%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142018-47%1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae13201713×2000
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae122018+35%1980
BobolinkIcteridae122018-77%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112018+111%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae112018+193%1980
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae102018+427%1980
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92018-73%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae92018+129%1980
VeeryTurdidae92018+68%1980
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82018+24%1980
OvenbirdParulidae82018+300%1984
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae82018+185%1984
Blue JayCorvidae72018+118%1980
European StarlingSturnidae72018+107%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72018-47%1980
Sandhill CraneGruidae72018+78%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae62018-78%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62017-82%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae62018+114%1980
Yellow RailRallidae62005+500%1999
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52005+0%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae52018-67%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae52018-80%1980
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52018+800%1980
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae52017+100%1999
House SparrowPasseridae52017-56%1984
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52009-30%1986
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42018+167%1985
Western KingbirdTyrannidae41988+200%1983
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42016-79%1999

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