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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Chokio North Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Chokio North

Top 40 of 101 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
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae652024+37%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae582024-33%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae572024-37%2004
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae532024+171%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae492024-70%2004
American RobinTurdidae482024-19%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae452024+123%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae282024-72%2004
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae282024+475%2005
Common YellowthroatParulidae272024+15%2004
MallardAnatidae212024-57%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212024-5%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae182024+55%2004
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae172024-51%2004
Black TernLaridae132011+157%2006
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae122024-30%2004
Great EgretArdeidae112016+115%2005
European StarlingSturnidae112024-59%2004
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae112024-71%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-68%2004
American CrowCorvidae92016-53%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92024+29%2004
Blue-winged TealAnatidae82024+133%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+61%2004
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82024+36%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae72022-93%2008
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62024-61%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae62024-22%2005
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae62024+0%2014
BobolinkIcteridae52024-67%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024+36%2004
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+425%2005
House SparrowPasseridae52024-84%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+150%2022
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024+112%2005
Blue JayCorvidae42024-10%2004
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae42024+138%2005
Gray PartridgePhasianidae42005n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae32023+117%2005
Chimney SwiftApodidae32013+33%2004

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