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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Big Stone Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.

127Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2012Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Big Stone

Top 40 of 127 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Big Stone 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
American White PelicanPelecanidae240201220×1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1522012+5%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae852012+22%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae712012+425%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae622012+16%1997
MallardAnatidae592012-46%1997
BobolinkIcteridae592012+42%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae442012-45%1997
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae412012-31%1997
Wood DuckAnatidae342012-19%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae332012-49%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322012-23%1997
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae292012-1%1997
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae252012-23%1997
Ring-billed GullLaridae242012+91%1997
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae242012+76%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232012+7%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae232012+58%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae222012+53%1997
American RobinTurdidae222012+108%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae202012+57%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae202012-34%1997
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae202012+427%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae182012+3%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae132012+315%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112012-15%1997
Hooded MerganserAnatidae82012+63%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae82012+33%1997
Black TernLaridae72011+117%2002
Blue-winged TealAnatidae72012-59%1997
European StarlingSturnidae72012+13%1997
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72012-17%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72012+0%1997
House SparrowPasseridae72012+24%1997
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae62012+275%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62012-10%1997
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62012+0%2000
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62008+100%2005
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52012-92%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52012+21%1997

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