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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Dawson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Dawson

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dawson 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 BlackbirdIcteridae682025+3%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae562022+381%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae372025-68%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025+500%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-38%1975
American White PelicanPelecanidae142023-50%2006
MallardAnatidae132025+108%1978
American RobinTurdidae122025+261%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+575%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae102025+192%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025-77%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025+98%1982
RedheadAnatidae82016-69%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae72025+167%1985
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+50%1984
Great EgretArdeidae61989n/an/a
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae62021n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025+50%1990
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-66%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024+46%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025-72%1975
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32024+29%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-55%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+100%1975
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32024-83%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025+0%1975
House SparrowPasseridae32025+12%1975
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025-63%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31986n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22019+0%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae21991-22%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae22019-25%1975
Northern PintailAnatidae21989-44%1979
CanvasbackAnatidae21974n/an/a
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae22024+67%1985
Bank SwallowHirundinidae22016-33%2005
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae22023-50%1987
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22017+33%1990
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae22025+100%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae22017+50%2003

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