BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23
Caledonia Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.
90Species Recorded
11Years Surveyed
1993–2012Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Caledonia
Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 167 | 2012 | +20% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 126 | 2010 | +530% | 2007 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 36 | 2010 | -15% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 33 | 2012 | -6% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 33 | 2012 | -1% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 32 | 2012 | -19% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2012 | -58% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 24 | 2012 | -51% | 1995 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 23 | 2012 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2012 | +140% | 2006 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2012 | -19% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2012 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2012 | -23% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2012 | -54% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2012 | -84% | 1995 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2010 | +250% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 8 | 2012 | -58% | 1995 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1996 | -14% | 1994 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2010 | -57% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2012 | -64% | 1995 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 2012 | +143% | 1995 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 6 | 2012 | +109% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2012 | -45% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2012 | +17% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2012 | +70% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2012 | -11% | 1995 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2012 | +400% | 2005 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2012 | -67% | 1995 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2010 | -61% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2012 | -72% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2012 | +21% | 1995 | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2009 | +0% | 1995 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 4 | 2012 | -40% | 1995 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2009 | -55% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2012 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 1994 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2012 | -78% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2012 | -32% | 1995 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2009 | -43% | 1994 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2012 | +27% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.