BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23
Chatfield Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 31 survey years, no longer active.
95Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1967–1999Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Chatfield
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 77 | 1999 | +10% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 68 | 1999 | -71% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 42 | 1999 | +6% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 38 | 1999 | +139% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 1999 | +25% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 28 | 1999 | -72% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 1999 | +26% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 1999 | -49% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 14 | 1999 | -81% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 1999 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 1999 | +250% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1999 | +382% | 1983 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 1999 | +48% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 11 | 1999 | -61% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 9 | 1999 | +113% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 1999 | -43% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 1999 | +22% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 1999 | -68% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 1999 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 6 | 1999 | +127% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 1999 | +133% | 1973 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1999 | -90% | 1969 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1995 | +38% | 1982 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1999 | +57% | 1977 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | +25% | 1970 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1999 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1999 | +333% | 1969 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 1999 | -78% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1999 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1999 | -69% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 1999 | -14% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 1999 | -59% | 1973 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1996 | +133% | 1978 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 1999 | +17% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1999 | +125% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 2 | 1998 | -80% | 1969 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 1999 | +10% | 1969 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 1969 | -71% | 1967 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 1998 | +33% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.