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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 31 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 →
31Years 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
7Observers

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 VireoVireonidae732024-11%1971
Nashville WarblerParulidae722024+18%1971
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae692024+13%1971
VeeryTurdidae662024-4%1971
OvenbirdParulidae482024-7%1971
American RobinTurdidae442024+40%1971
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae372024+44%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae342024+310%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae262024+60%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242024+0%1971
Mourning WarblerParulidae242024-6%1972
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae232024-22%1971
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae232024+62%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae192024-48%1971
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae192024+97%1971
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae142024+37%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae142024+350%1973
Blue JayCorvidae132024+8%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae112024+533%1972
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+73%1972
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae102024-33%1971
Winter WrenTroglodytidae102024+147%1971
Hermit ThrushTurdidae102024+38%1971
American CrowCorvidae72024-8%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024+167%1972
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae72024+18%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-12%1971
Tennessee WarblerParulidae62023-78%1972
Canada WarblerParulidae62024+150%1987
Magnolia WarblerParulidae52024+225%1971
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+50%1972
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae52024+140%1980
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42011-85%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024-58%1971
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42022-46%1973
Canada JayCorvidae42023-13%1974
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41981n/an/a
Purple FinchFringillidae32024+200%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024-50%1971
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32024+60%1979

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