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Brainerd Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
132Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Brainerd
Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 63 | 2024 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 38 | 2024 | -31% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 38 | 2024 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | -40% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2024 | -34% | 1995 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 25 | 2024 | -4% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2024 | +10% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2024 | -21% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 17 | 2024 | +78% | 1995 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 17 | 2024 | -40% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 2024 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 15 | 2024 | +49% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +8% | 1995 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2024 | +6% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | +175% | 1995 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +41% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +62% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -21% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +87% | 1995 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | -49% | 1995 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2024 | -52% | 1995 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2014 | +200% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | -27% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2024 | -47% | 1995 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 9 | 2023 | +46% | 2010 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2024 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | -31% | 1995 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2002 | +300% | 1993 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -71% | 1995 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2014 | -12% | 1995 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +225% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -14% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +10% | 1995 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +50% | 1995 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +15% | 1995 | |
| Sora | Rallidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -60% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.