BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23
Chatfield 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
2003–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Chatfield 2
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 148 | 2024 | +34% | 2006 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 68 | 2024 | +110% | 2006 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 45 | 2024 | +15% | 2006 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 44 | 2024 | -19% | 2006 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | +14% | 2006 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 30 | 2024 | +44% | 2006 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 29 | 2024 | +102% | 2006 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 28 | 2024 | +4% | 2006 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 28 | 2024 | +69% | 2006 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 28 | 2024 | +100% | 2006 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 28 | 2024 | -5% | 2006 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 28 | 2024 | +342% | 2007 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2024 | +300% | 2006 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2024 | +14% | 2006 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 26 | 2024 | +11% | 2006 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 23 | 2024 | +46% | 2007 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2024 | +744% | 2006 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 23 | 2024 | +95% | 2007 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 21 | 2024 | -65% | 2006 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 2024 | +34% | 2006 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 18 | 2023 | +20% | 2017 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | +56% | 2006 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 16 | 2024 | +53% | 2006 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2024 | +167% | 2006 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | +200% | 2006 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | -27% | 2006 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 14 | 2024 | +33% | 2007 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | +143% | 2006 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +112% | 2006 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +650% | 2006 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 11 | 2024 | +23% | 2007 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +280% | 2006 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +100% | 2007 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -19% | 2007 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -46% | 2008 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +200% | 2006 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +9% | 2006 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | +88% | 2007 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +76% | 2006 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -35% | 2006 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.