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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 20 survey years, still active.

94Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
4Observers

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.
History
Common GrackleIcteridae762024-39%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae612024+148%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae582024+64%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae512024+207%2004
American RobinTurdidae492024+128%2004
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae372024+179%2005
European StarlingSturnidae282024+33%2004
American CrowCorvidae252024+57%2004
House SparrowPasseridae222024+38%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae162024-75%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-48%2004
American White PelicanPelecanidae152007+0%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae142024-53%2005
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024+3%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024+191%2005
MallardAnatidae92024-45%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae92024+183%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+11%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae82024+33%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+47%2004
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72019+8%2005
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024+13%2005
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72012n/an/a
American CootRallidae62018n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae52024+140%2004
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52024-53%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-42%2004
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52024+50%2007
BobolinkIcteridae42024-15%2004
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024+0%2005
American GoldfinchFringillidae42023+11%2005
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42019+0%2012
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32015+50%1993
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32019-43%2005
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32024+60%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32023+13%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+50%2021
Wood DuckAnatidae22024+100%2005
Canada GooseAnatidae22019-98%2005
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22024+33%2004

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