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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Glenwood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
1993–2019Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Glenwood

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Glenwood 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
Canada GooseAnatidae1412019+422%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1272019-68%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae562019-12%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae412019-75%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae362019-44%1995
MallardAnatidae302019-59%1995
American CrowCorvidae272019-8%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252019-41%1995
American RobinTurdidae212019-67%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae182019-13%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae172019-55%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae162019-71%1995
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae162019-87%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152019-35%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142019-78%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae142019-36%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae132018+133%2011
Blue-winged TealAnatidae122019-44%1995
American White PelicanPelecanidae112019+33%1995
Franklin's GullLaridae112004n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae92019+155%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae92019-55%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92019+65%1995
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae92019-37%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae92019-10%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92019-43%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72019-77%1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62019+0%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62019-42%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62019+133%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae62019+333%1995
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62019+38%2003
Wood DuckAnatidae52019+0%1996
House SparrowPasseridae52019-90%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae52019+14%1995
VeeryTurdidae52019+85%1995
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae52018+380%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae52018+500%2008
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42019-30%1996
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42019+9%1995

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