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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 22

Frontenac Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Frontenac

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Frontenac 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae982024-24%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae502024+359%1995
American RobinTurdidae462024+16%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae262019+84%2009
DickcisselCardinalidae222024+520%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192024+68%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024+29%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-43%1995
American CrowCorvidae152024-31%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-64%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142019+300%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae122024-64%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae122024+160%2012
Horned LarkAlaudidae112024+46%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024+47%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+21%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+78%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+100%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92023+63%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92024+17%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-36%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+246%1996
House SparrowPasseridae72024-60%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62023-50%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024+55%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+191%2007
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+250%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae52024-27%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae52023+100%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+18%1995
European StarlingSturnidae52024-91%1995
MallardAnatidae52018+50%1999
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42019-33%1996
Blue JayCorvidae42024+38%1995
BobolinkIcteridae42024-18%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+133%1995
American RedstartParulidae42024+8%1997
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+114%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024+0%2012
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22024-45%1995

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