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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Crane Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
1969–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Crane Lake

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crane Lake 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-eyed VireoVireonidae632025-22%1971
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae602025+10%1971
Nashville WarblerParulidae602025+8%1971
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae492025+30%1971
OvenbirdParulidae422025-27%1971
VeeryTurdidae412025+15%1971
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae302025-21%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae252025-7%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025+24%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae232025-24%1971
American RobinTurdidae232025+58%1971
Blue JayCorvidae212025+41%1971
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae192025+77%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025+310%1971
American CrowCorvidae172025+38%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025+83%1971
Hermit ThrushTurdidae162025+119%1971
Mourning WarblerParulidae162025-26%1972
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae132025+127%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae122025+450%1972
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae112025+36%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112025-69%1971
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102025+52%1971
Canada WarblerParulidae102025+233%1987
Common RavenCorvidae92025-28%1971
Winter WrenTroglodytidae92025+113%1971
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+50%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-36%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+450%1973
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae52025+0%2004
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42011-85%1971
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42022-46%1973
Canada JayCorvidae42023-13%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+60%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025+200%2003
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42025+36%1978
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41981n/an/a
Purple FinchFringillidae32024+200%1971
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae32025+120%1980
Wood DuckAnatidae32016+100%2004

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