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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 48 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 →
48Years 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 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 YellowthroatParulidae622025+71%1972
American CrowCorvidae482025+77%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae392025+16%1972
OvenbirdParulidae342025+168%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302025+69%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae282025+28%1972
American RobinTurdidae262025+102%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae242025+64%1972
VeeryTurdidae232025-25%1972
Blue JayCorvidae202025+195%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202025-55%1972
American RedstartParulidae202025+188%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae182025+200%1972
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae182025+12%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae182025+833%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025+30%1972
Nashville WarblerParulidae122025+73%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+64%1972
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112025+13%1972
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae112025+73%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025+325%1972
Common LoonGaviidae92025+29%1972
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92025+40%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+350%1973
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+180%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+29%1972
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82025+83%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+136%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+163%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+140%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+60%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72013-37%1975
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72025+138%2012
BobolinkIcteridae62025-5%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+100%1972
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae62025+200%1984
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+43%1994
American White PelicanPelecanidae62024-54%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-72%1972
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae52025-7%1972

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