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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Franklin Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
21Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Franklin

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Franklin 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
Common GrackleIcteridae802025-21%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae492025+167%2004
American RobinTurdidae472025+128%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362025+42%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+163%2004
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae322025+166%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae232025+19%2004
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae232025-47%2005
KilldeerCharadriidae192025+11%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025-48%2004
American White PelicanPelecanidae152007+0%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae142025-78%2004
American CrowCorvidae132025+14%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+68%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae132025+225%2007
European StarlingSturnidae122025+7%2004
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102025+23%2005
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+0%2004
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72019+8%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-36%2004
House SparrowPasseridae72025-3%2004
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72012n/an/a
American CootRallidae62018n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025+133%2008
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+0%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+173%2005
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42025+150%2005
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+60%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025-39%2007
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42019+0%2012
MallardAnatidae32025-48%2004
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+100%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025-65%2004
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32015+50%1993
Wood DuckAnatidae22024+100%2005
Canada GooseAnatidae22019-98%2005
Chimney SwiftApodidae22025-85%2004
Blue JayCorvidae22025+140%2004
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae21994+100%1993
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22018-14%2005

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