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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Chandler Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2023Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Chandler

Top 40 of 89 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
DickcisselCardinalidae902023+49%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae702023-51%1971
American RobinTurdidae682023+40%1971
House SparrowPasseridae652023-5%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae612023-62%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae572023+89%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae562023-29%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae512023+913%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae462023-73%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422023+967%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae402023-9%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae372023+238%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322023-57%1971
European StarlingSturnidae272023-35%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae272023+485%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae232023+41%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae212023+9%1971
BobolinkIcteridae202023+386%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae192023-28%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae152023+50%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae132023+336%1971
American CrowCorvidae122023+3%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae122023+106%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae102023+25%1975
Blue JayCorvidae72023+55%1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72023+22%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72023+400%1980
Wood DuckAnatidae72021+233%1986
Black TernLaridae61971+50%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62023+22%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023+11%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023+50%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52023+325%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae52004n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42018+40%1987
House FinchFringillidae42021-38%2005
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42022+180%2015
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32023-74%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023+80%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae31974n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.