BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23
Caledonia 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.
95Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
2013–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Caledonia 2
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 186 | 2024 | +33% | 2015 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 77 | 2024 | +29% | 2015 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 51 | 2024 | +71% | 2015 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 47 | 2024 | +126% | 2015 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 45 | 2024 | +78% | 2015 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 2024 | +23% | 2015 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 35 | 2024 | +355% | 2015 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 33 | 2024 | +6% | 2015 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 32 | 2024 | +315% | 2015 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 2024 | +64% | 2015 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 26 | 2024 | +131% | 2015 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 26 | 2024 | +332% | 2015 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2024 | +720% | 2015 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2024 | +67% | 2015 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 25 | 2024 | +171% | 2018 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2024 | +62% | 2015 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | +456% | 2016 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 20 | 2024 | +158% | 2015 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 2024 | +82% | 2015 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2024 | +265% | 2015 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2024 | +177% | 2015 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | +148% | 2016 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 13 | 2024 | +71% | 2015 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 12 | 2024 | +111% | 2015 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +23% | 2015 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +17% | 2015 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | +229% | 2015 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 11 | 2024 | +16% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +15% | 2015 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 9 | 2024 | +59% | 2015 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +21% | 2015 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2024 | -11% | 2015 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 9 | 2021 | +50% | 2018 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +32% | 2015 | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +133% | 2016 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +118% | 2015 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -20% | 2015 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 5 | 2021 | +150% | 2018 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -31% | 2016 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.