BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12
Bigfork Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.
119Species Recorded
22Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Bigfork
Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 72 | 2024 | +40% | 1995 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 46 | 2024 | -27% | 1995 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 46 | 2024 | +166% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 45 | 2024 | +104% | 1995 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 37 | 2024 | +27% | 1996 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 21 | 2024 | +339% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | -58% | 1995 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 19 | 2024 | +475% | 2021 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2024 | +109% | 1995 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 18 | 2024 | +660% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2024 | -27% | 1995 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2024 | -11% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 17 | 2024 | +27% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 17 | 2024 | +31% | 1995 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | -7% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | +63% | 1995 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | -31% | 1995 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +76% | 1995 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 10 | 2023 | +83% | 2013 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | 14× | 1995 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2024 | +13% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +17% | 1995 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +38% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +150% | 1996 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 6 | 2024 | -44% | 1995 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +120% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +96% | 1995 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | -41% | 1995 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | -13% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2024 | +50% | 1998 | |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | 6 | 2021 | +171% | 2013 | |
| Common Loon | Gaviidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1996 | -84% | 1994 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +75% | 1998 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2023 | +154% | 2012 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +280% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2014 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.