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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Chandler Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Chandler

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chandler 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
House SparrowPasseridae922025+0%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae822025-63%1971
American RobinTurdidae742025+66%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae612025+54%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae592025+887%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae562025-54%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae552025-25%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae372025+600%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae332025-73%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae282025+67%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae282025+875%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae262025+34%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae252025+346%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae242025+207%1971
BobolinkIcteridae242025+314%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-56%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae222025-2%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae132025+18%1975
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae122025+50%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122025+133%2019
American CrowCorvidae112025-8%1971
European StarlingSturnidae112025-45%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112025+33%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025+100%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025-4%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+400%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+46%2018
Blue JayCorvidae72023+55%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae72021+233%1986
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae72025+180%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+600%2023
Black TernLaridae61971+50%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62025-29%1982
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025+75%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+375%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae52004n/an/a
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52025+67%2022
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52025+150%2022
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+0%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42018+40%1987

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