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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Fairmont Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Fairmont

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fairmont 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
House SparrowPasseridae732023+526%1997
American RobinTurdidae652023+55%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae592023+218%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae542023+63%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae542023-69%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532023-51%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae452023-35%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae332023+85%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae262023+700%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202023+87%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182023-65%1997
American CrowCorvidae172023-61%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172023-30%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae172023+59%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae152023+3%1997
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae152023-13%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152023+104%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132023+4%1997
Blue-winged TealAnatidae111993n/an/a
American White PelicanPelecanidae102023+143%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae82023-62%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae82023+92%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae82023-39%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae72023-31%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae72023+117%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62023+100%1998
Blue JayCorvidae62023+25%1997
European StarlingSturnidae62023-67%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae62023-8%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52023+300%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae52023+175%1998
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52023+260%2007
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42021+125%2002
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42023+86%2008
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae42022+100%2019
MallardAnatidae32023-86%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32023+133%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-40%1998
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32023+0%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32023+33%1997

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