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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Fairmont Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Fairmont

Top 40 of 100 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
American RobinTurdidae922025+75%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae772025-44%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae742025-71%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae692025+248%1997
MallardAnatidae642025+37%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae492025+100%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae462025+102%1997
House SparrowPasseridae442025+420%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae372025-39%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae332025+28%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae312025+133%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae292025+1%1997
European StarlingSturnidae292025-66%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025+122%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae252025+92%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025+6%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae242025-41%1997
American CrowCorvidae232025-56%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae192025+720%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae182025+10%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025+85%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae152025+317%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae132025-38%1997
American White PelicanPelecanidae122025+286%2002
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae122025+460%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025+233%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025-33%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025+42%1997
Blue-winged TealAnatidae62025-46%1993
Wood DuckAnatidae62025-13%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+10%1998
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-7%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+225%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+20%2021
BobolinkIcteridae52025+67%1998
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52025-17%1999
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae52025+57%2008
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52025+50%2021
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+67%1997

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