BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11
Erie Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.
124Species Recorded
34Years Surveyed
1976–2017Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Erie
Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 154 | 2017 | -27% | 1978 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 81 | 2017 | -13% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 56 | 2017 | -15% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 49 | 2017 | +80% | 1978 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 43 | 2017 | -42% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 30 | 2017 | -22% | 1978 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 25 | 2017 | +388% | 1981 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2017 | +218% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2017 | -23% | 1978 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 16 | 2017 | -9% | 1978 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2017 | -8% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 13 | 2017 | -17% | 1978 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 12 | 2017 | +88% | 1978 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 12 | 2017 | +250% | 1978 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2017 | -56% | 1989 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1997 | +225% | 1989 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 9 | 2017 | -60% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2017 | -81% | 1978 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2017 | +44% | 1978 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2017 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Phasianidae | 9 | 2015 | +8% | 1982 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2017 | -47% | 1978 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2017 | +220% | 1978 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 7 | 2017 | +300% | 1978 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 7 | 2017 | +150% | 1979 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 6 | 2017 | -35% | 1979 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2017 | -56% | 1985 | |
| LeConte's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2017 | +300% | 1978 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2015 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2017 | -61% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2017 | -51% | 1978 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2017 | -63% | 1978 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2015 | +30% | 1981 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2017 | -8% | 1978 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 4 | 1984 | -50% | 1982 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2017 | -72% | 1981 | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2017 | +14% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2017 | -61% | 1978 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 3 | 2017 | +200% | 1979 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2017 | +14% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.