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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Glyndon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Glyndon

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Glyndon 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1872024-6%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae592024+77%1980
American White PelicanPelecanidae472024-31%2006
Horned LarkAlaudidae372024+40%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024-65%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae312024+57%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae302024-28%1980
American RobinTurdidae302024+100%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae20202413×1982
MallardAnatidae192024-30%1980
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae192024-27%1980
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae182024-45%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024-24%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+430%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae162024-51%1980
BobolinkIcteridae162024-38%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024+185%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae152024-4%1980
American CrowCorvidae142024+78%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae132024+200%1983
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae112024+74%1980
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-83%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+139%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024+550%1981
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae82024+320%1992
Lesser ScaupAnatidae81997n/an/a
Ring-billed GullLaridae72004-91%1979
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72024-44%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+325%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+200%1992
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72024+58%1992
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62024-20%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62024+114%1980
DickcisselCardinalidae62024+58%1983
American WigeonAnatidae51979-50%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-81%1980
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+229%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+29%1991
RedheadAnatidae42013-50%1991
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42024+71%1981

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