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 Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1969–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Debs
Top 40 of 153 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 43 | 2024 | +54% | 1972 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 38 | 2024 | +33% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 35 | 2024 | -52% | 1972 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 35 | 2024 | +192% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 31 | 2024 | +97% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | +16% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 30 | 2024 | +129% | 1972 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 29 | 2024 | -3% | 1972 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 29 | 2024 | +42% | 1972 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 24 | 2024 | +783% | 1973 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2024 | +113% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 21 | 2024 | +87% | 1972 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2024 | +9% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 17 | 2024 | +186% | 1972 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 16 | 2024 | -30% | 1972 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +155% | 1972 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +13% | 1972 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +112% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +238% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2024 | -30% | 1972 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | +113% | 1972 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2023 | +80% | 1973 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +6% | 1972 | |
| Common Loon | Gaviidae | 9 | 2024 | -18% | 1972 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | +12% | 1972 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -23% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +275% | 1973 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2013 | -37% | 1975 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 6 | 2024 | -29% | 1972 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2019 | -62% | 1972 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +27% | 1972 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +173% | 1973 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | +80% | 1972 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +160% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 1972 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 6 | 2024 | -54% | 2005 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +75% | 2012 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +190% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -75% | 1972 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | +71% | 1986 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.