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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 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Chokio

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chokio 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1272024+26%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae802024+596%2008
Common GrackleIcteridae692024-18%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae572024+326%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae502024+150%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae46202413×1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae462024+118%1978
House SparrowPasseridae442024-39%1980
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae422024-52%1971
Franklin's GullLaridae402021-80%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae382024+506%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae352024+317%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae332024+610%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae322024+228%1979
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae312024+144%1971
American RobinTurdidae312024+563%1971
MallardAnatidae272024+237%1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae202024+920%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024+230%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+59%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae142024-57%2004
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132024+29%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+450%1983
Ring-billed GullLaridae102024+63%1978
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae102024+50%1979
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae92024+138%1981
DickcisselCardinalidae72023-52%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+280%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+283%1978
American White PelicanPelecanidae62024-73%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024+767%1980
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae62009n/an/a
Black TernLaridae52022-60%1971
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52024+183%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+100%2004
Northern ShovelerAnatidae52014+40%1980
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae52022+333%1983
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42024+86%1979
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42019-48%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+29%1979

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