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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Debs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 153 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

153Species 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 →
47Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Debs

Top 40 of 153 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Debs 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
Common YellowthroatParulidae432024+54%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae382024+33%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352024-52%1972
OvenbirdParulidae352024+192%1972
American CrowCorvidae312024+97%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024+16%1972
American RobinTurdidae302024+129%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae292024-3%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292024+42%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae242024+783%1973
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae232024+113%1972
European StarlingSturnidae212024+87%1972
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae182024+9%1972
Blue JayCorvidae172024+186%1972
VeeryTurdidae162024-30%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024+155%1972
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152024+13%1972
American RedstartParulidae152024+112%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024+238%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024-30%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+113%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122023+80%1973
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+6%1972
Common LoonGaviidae92024-18%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+12%1972
BobolinkIcteridae82024-23%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+275%1973
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72013-37%1975
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62024-29%1972
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62019-62%1972
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae62024+27%1972
Nashville WarblerParulidae62024+173%1973
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62024+80%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+160%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+0%1972
American White PelicanPelecanidae62024-54%2005
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62024+75%2012
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+190%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-75%1972
Common RavenCorvidae52024+71%1986

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