BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12
Bena Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.
68Species Recorded
2Years Surveyed
1967–1977Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Bena
Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 76 | 1977 | +90% | 1967 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 53 | 1977 | +83% | 1967 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 35 | 1977 | +169% | 1967 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 34 | 1977 | +31% | 1967 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 34 | 1977 | +48% | 1967 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 33 | 1977 | -20% | 1967 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 25 | 1977 | 13× | 1967 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 1977 | +220% | 1967 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 1977 | -29% | 1967 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 1977 | -50% | 1967 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 1977 | +7% | 1967 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 1977 | +100% | 1967 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 12 | 1977 | +0% | 1967 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 12 | 1977 | +9% | 1967 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 1977 | +38% | 1967 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 10 | 1977 | -41% | 1967 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 1977 | -33% | 1967 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 9 | 1977 | -18% | 1967 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 1977 | +14% | 1967 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1977 | +400% | 1967 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 5 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 4 | 1977 | +0% | 1967 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1977 | +100% | 1967 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1977 | -75% | 1967 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1977 | +100% | 1967 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1977 | +0% | 1967 | |
| Common Loon | Gaviidae | 3 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 3 | 1977 | +50% | 1967 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1977 | +0% | 1967 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 3 | 1977 | +200% | 1967 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1977 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.