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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Evergreen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

132Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Evergreen

Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Evergreen 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
Canada GooseAnatidae1312024+224%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae362024+64%1969
American CrowCorvidae322024+29%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262024+41%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae262024+91%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024+186%1969
European StarlingSturnidae222024+74%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222024-60%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae212024-6%1969
American RobinTurdidae192024+8%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae192024+222%1978
Blue JayCorvidae152024+300%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024+0%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024-11%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+10%1969
MallardAnatidae132024+200%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-13%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae132005+260%1986
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae122024+280%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024-75%1969
OvenbirdParulidae112024+167%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024-45%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+136%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102024-76%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-34%1969
House SparrowPasseridae92024-39%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024+64%1969
Sandhill CraneGruidae92024+38%2007
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82024-52%1969
VeeryTurdidae82024-4%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024-51%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+150%1969
BobolinkIcteridae72024-18%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62016-52%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62024+100%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae62024+100%1973
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+200%1984
American KestrelFalconidae52024+0%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-39%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-14%1969

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