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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Chokio North Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Chokio North

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chokio North 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1082025-63%2004
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae1012025+273%2004
MallardAnatidae992025+28%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae692025-72%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae672025-25%2004
American RobinTurdidae662025-4%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae652025+32%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae572025+365%2005
KilldeerCharadriidae542025+153%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae382025-41%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae342025+31%2004
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae192025-67%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025+34%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-64%2004
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae152025-53%2004
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae152025+600%2005
Warbling VireoVireonidae142025+40%2004
Black TernLaridae132011+157%2006
European StarlingSturnidae132025-60%2004
BobolinkIcteridae122025-67%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025-16%2004
Great EgretArdeidae112016+115%2005
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92024+29%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+61%2004
House SparrowPasseridae82025-84%2004
Wood DuckAnatidae72025+217%2005
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72025-17%2005
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae72025+113%2005
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+350%2005
Canada GooseAnatidae72025-94%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-68%2004
Blue JayCorvidae62025-20%2004
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-32%2004
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025-38%2004
American CrowCorvidae52025-76%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+27%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+40%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+50%2006
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42025+27%2004
Gray PartridgePhasianidae42005n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.