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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Brook Park Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Brook Park

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brook Park 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1662025+32%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae702025+69%2003
American RobinTurdidae452025+75%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae382025+31%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae282025+165%2003
American CrowCorvidae262025-8%2003
VeeryTurdidae262025+45%2003
Yellow WarblerParulidae242025+100%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae212025+400%2003
Blue JayCorvidae202025+96%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+136%2003
American RedstartParulidae192025+200%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025+211%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025-11%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae162025+85%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025+227%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025+19%2003
OvenbirdParulidae132025+17%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+19%2005
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae102025+24%2003
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+168%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+88%2003
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae92025+173%2005
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025-68%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+171%2005
BobolinkIcteridae82025-7%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+270%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025+243%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+475%2005
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+0%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-40%2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025+180%2003
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62021+80%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025-44%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+3%2003
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52025-12%2003
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52025+87%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+50%2005
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024+13%2005
Common RavenCorvidae52025+275%2017

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.