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 Recorded
50Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Evergreen
Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 131 | 2024 | +224% | 1997 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 36 | 2024 | +64% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 32 | 2024 | +29% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 26 | 2024 | +41% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2024 | +91% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2024 | +186% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 22 | 2024 | +74% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | -60% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | -6% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 19 | 2024 | +8% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 19 | 2024 | +222% | 1978 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | +300% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | -11% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +10% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 13 | 2024 | +200% | 1975 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | -13% | 1969 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 13 | 2005 | +260% | 1986 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +280% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -75% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +167% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2024 | -45% | 1969 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +136% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 10 | 2024 | -76% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -34% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2024 | -39% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2024 | +64% | 1969 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 9 | 2024 | +38% | 2007 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -52% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | -4% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +150% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -18% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2016 | -52% | 1969 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1984 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -39% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -14% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.