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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Beltrami Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Beltrami

Top 40 of 123 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2112024-26%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1652024+34%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024-29%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae382024+44%1974
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae362024+65%1974
American CrowCorvidae332024+60%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae322024+27%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae322024+34%1974
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae282024+36%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae262024-7%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae262024+100%1974
American RobinTurdidae232024-50%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae212024+6%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae212024+41%1974
Horned LarkAlaudidae182024+74%1974
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae162024+32%1974
BobolinkIcteridae152024+3%1974
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132024+96%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae122023+24%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-74%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-85%1974
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102024-50%1974
Blue JayCorvidae92024+8%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae82024+240%1974
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+129%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+150%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+80%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024-11%1974
Sandhill CraneGruidae82023+175%2010
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+33%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+71%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+100%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+0%1974
Purple FinchFringillidae51998+400%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+400%2016
European StarlingSturnidae42013-98%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024-17%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024+14%1976
DickcisselCardinalidae42023-68%1976
American RedstartParulidae42024+167%2007

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