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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Evergreen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

133Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Evergreen

Top 40 of 133 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
European StarlingSturnidae722025+224%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae482025+278%1978
American CrowCorvidae372025+12%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae342025-61%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae342025+62%1969
American RobinTurdidae312025+26%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+48%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae242025+6%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232025+116%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172025+30%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae172025+5%1969
Blue JayCorvidae162025+320%1969
OvenbirdParulidae132025+192%1970
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae132005+260%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+0%1969
BobolinkIcteridae112025-28%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025+18%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112025+83%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-69%1969
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102025-48%1969
VeeryTurdidae102025-8%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-43%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae92025-20%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+121%1969
Sandhill CraneGruidae82025+125%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+83%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+138%1969
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-22%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-29%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-37%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62025-77%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62016-52%1969
House SparrowPasseridae62025-33%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+367%1984
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-28%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae52007-78%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025+150%1969
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52025+320%1975
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52025+31%1970

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