BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11
Chokio Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.
108Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1969–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Chokio
Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 127 | 2024 | +26% | 1971 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 80 | 2024 | +596% | 2008 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 69 | 2024 | -18% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 57 | 2024 | +326% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 50 | 2024 | +150% | 1971 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 46 | 2024 | 13× | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 46 | 2024 | +118% | 1978 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 44 | 2024 | -39% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 42 | 2024 | -52% | 1971 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 40 | 2021 | -80% | 1978 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 38 | 2024 | +506% | 1971 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 35 | 2024 | +317% | 1971 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 33 | 2024 | +610% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 32 | 2024 | +228% | 1979 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | +144% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 31 | 2024 | +563% | 1971 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 27 | 2024 | +237% | 1979 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | +920% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2024 | +230% | 1979 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | +59% | 1978 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2024 | -57% | 2004 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | +29% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +450% | 1983 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 10 | 2024 | +63% | 1978 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2024 | +50% | 1979 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +138% | 1981 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2023 | -52% | 1971 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | +280% | 1982 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +283% | 1978 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 6 | 2024 | -73% | 1984 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +767% | 1980 | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 5 | 2022 | -60% | 1971 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +183% | 1978 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +100% | 2004 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 5 | 2014 | +40% | 1980 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2022 | +333% | 1983 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2024 | +86% | 1979 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2019 | -48% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +29% | 1979 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.