BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23
Edwards Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 139 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.
139Species Recorded
35Years Surveyed
1973–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Edwards
Top 40 of 139 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 72 | 2024 | +112% | 1979 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 56 | 2024 | -55% | 1978 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 45 | 2024 | +629% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 43 | 2024 | +45% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 39 | 2024 | -36% | 1978 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 36 | 2024 | -51% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 32 | 2024 | -42% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | +83% | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2024 | +20% | 1978 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 25 | 2024 | +288% | 1978 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 24 | 2024 | -2% | 1978 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | -24% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 22 | 2024 | +522% | 1978 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 22 | 1996 | 22× | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 21 | 2024 | +183% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2024 | -70% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -70% | 1978 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2024 | +104% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 18 | 2024 | -29% | 1978 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2024 | -13% | 1978 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 16 | 2024 | +620% | 1978 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 16 | 2024 | +75% | 2016 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -3% | 1978 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 12 | 2024 | -4% | 1978 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -63% | 1978 | |
| Common Loon | Gaviidae | 10 | 2024 | +69% | 1978 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | +154% | 1985 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 8 | 2022 | +62% | 1984 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | -49% | 1978 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2024 | -13% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | +63% | 1983 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2006 | +44% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -10% | 1978 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | -40% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +14% | 1978 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +64% | 1978 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +83% | 2001 | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +125% | 1978 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | -53% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.