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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 34 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae762024+31%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae562022+381%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502024+177%1982
American RobinTurdidae392024+291%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272024+512%1975
House SparrowPasseridae152024+35%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024-72%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024+30%1975
American White PelicanPelecanidae142023-50%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-64%1975
MallardAnatidae92024+42%1978
RedheadAnatidae82016-69%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae72023-82%1983
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62024-61%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62022-33%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+50%1984
Great EgretArdeidae61989n/an/a
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae62021n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024+46%1975
Blue JayCorvidae42023-20%1975
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42019+83%1984
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32024+29%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-55%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+100%1975
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32024-83%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-26%1975
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31986n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-17%1990
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22019+0%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae22024+154%1975
American CrowCorvidae22024-94%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae22024-81%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae21991-22%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae22019-25%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22024+500%1978
Northern PintailAnatidae21989-44%1979
CanvasbackAnatidae21974n/an/a
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae22024+67%1985
Bank SwallowHirundinidae22016-33%2005
Gray CatbirdMimidae22023-29%1983

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