BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12
Bemidji Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 4 survey years, no longer active.
111Species Recorded
4Years Surveyed
1967–1980Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Bemidji
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 44 | 1980 | +1% | 1968 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 44 | 1980 | +26% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 43 | 1980 | +44% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 26 | 1980 | +143% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 25 | 1980 | +29% | 1968 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 21 | 1980 | +950% | 1967 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 1980 | -34% | 1968 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 15 | 1980 | -26% | 1968 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 15 | 1980 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 14 | 1980 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 14 | 1980 | +600% | 1979 | |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | 13 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 13 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Loon | Gaviidae | 12 | 1980 | -4% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 12 | 1980 | 12× | 1967 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 12 | 1980 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1980 | -58% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 12 | 1980 | +140% | 1979 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 1980 | +75% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 1979 | +233% | 1967 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 1980 | +275% | 1968 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1980 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 1980 | +125% | 1979 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1980 | +86% | 1968 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1980 | +33% | 1968 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 8 | 1980 | +100% | 1979 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 7 | 1979 | +133% | 1967 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 1980 | -45% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1980 | -60% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 7 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1980 | +17% | 1979 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 1980 | -14% | 1967 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 1980 | +25% | 1967 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1980 | -44% | 1967 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1980 | +157% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 5 | 1980 | +67% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 1980 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1980 | +130% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.