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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Caledonia 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Caledonia 2

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Caledonia 2 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1312025+14%2015
European StarlingSturnidae862025+643%2015
American CrowCorvidae552025+88%2015
House SparrowPasseridae532025+172%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae432025+83%2015
Song SparrowPasserellidae422025+32%2015
American RobinTurdidae412025+17%2015
Common YellowthroatParulidae372025-1%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae372025+77%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae342025+35%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322025+382%2015
American RedstartParulidae312025+211%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302025+129%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292025+321%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282025+321%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025+71%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242025+127%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae222025+100%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025+306%2015
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025+39%2015
DickcisselCardinalidae172025+44%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172025+107%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+169%2015
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025+3%2015
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122025+74%2018
Blue JayCorvidae112025+76%2016
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-12%2015
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+640%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+136%2015
Chimney SwiftApodidae92021+50%2018
Horned LarkAlaudidae82025+50%2015
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82025+22%2015
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025+70%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae82025+75%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025+35%2015
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+289%2016
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+67%2016
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42025+39%2018
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+50%2018
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-22%2019

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