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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Beltrami Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Beltrami

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Beltrami 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1272025+38%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae922025-20%1974
Bank SwallowHirundinidae832025+166%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae582025+184%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae552025+162%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025-17%1974
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae382025+75%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae372025+94%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae322025+760%1974
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae322025+28%1974
American RobinTurdidae292025-27%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae272025+100%1974
BobolinkIcteridae262025-2%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae262025+47%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae232025+152%1974
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae192025-71%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172025+286%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+70%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025+13%1974
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae142025+300%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+21%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025-18%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+317%1974
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae112025+8%1974
Blue JayCorvidae112025+77%1975
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+257%1974
American CrowCorvidae92025+50%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025+17%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+110%1975
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+171%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+150%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-25%1975
American RedstartParulidae72025+333%2007
Wood DuckAnatidae62025-18%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+4%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+17%1974
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52025+54%1975
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025-35%1974
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+0%1974
Purple FinchFringillidae51998+400%1975

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