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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Brainerd Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

132Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Brainerd

Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brainerd 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632024-20%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae382024-31%1995
American RobinTurdidae382024-20%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024-40%1995
American CrowCorvidae262024-34%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae252024-4%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024+10%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024-21%1995
European StarlingSturnidae172024+78%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172024-40%1995
Blue JayCorvidae162024+0%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae152024+49%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+8%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152024+6%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+175%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae132024+41%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024-42%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122024+62%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024-21%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112024+87%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae112024-49%1995
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae112024-52%1995
Nashville WarblerParulidae112014+200%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024-27%1995
House SparrowPasseridae92024-47%1995
VeeryTurdidae92024+0%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92023+46%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae82024-42%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-31%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82002+300%1993
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae82024-71%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82014-12%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024+225%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024-14%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+10%1995
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024+0%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+50%1995
American RedstartParulidae62024+15%1995
SoraRallidae52024+0%1996
BobolinkIcteridae52024-60%1995

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