BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23
Brook Park Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.
115Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1998–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Brook Park
Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 112 | 2024 | -16% | 2003 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 68 | 2024 | +29% | 2003 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 40 | 2024 | +66% | 2003 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 35 | 2024 | +26% | 2003 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 35 | 2024 | +142% | 2003 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2024 | -9% | 2003 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 33 | 2024 | +26% | 2003 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | +184% | 2003 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | +82% | 2003 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 29 | 2024 | +246% | 2003 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 27 | 2024 | +18% | 2003 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 24 | 2024 | +71% | 2003 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2024 | +233% | 2005 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 22 | 2024 | -38% | 2003 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 21 | 2024 | -69% | 2003 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 21 | 2024 | +63% | 2003 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 21 | 2024 | +93% | 2005 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2024 | +280% | 2004 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | +127% | 2005 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | +109% | 2004 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 17 | 2024 | -31% | 2003 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 17 | 2024 | +21% | 2003 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 16 | 2024 | +60% | 2003 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | +73% | 2005 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | +3% | 2003 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | +0% | 2005 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | +233% | 2004 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2024 | +31% | 2003 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2021 | -32% | 2003 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 11 | 2024 | +19% | 2005 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 9 | 2024 | +280% | 2003 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +40% | 2003 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | +214% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +57% | 2005 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 2024 | +475% | 2005 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -44% | 2003 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 7 | 2024 | -44% | 2005 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2024 | +175% | 2005 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -10% | 2003 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2021 | +80% | 2003 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.