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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Greenbush Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 136 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

136Species 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 →
29Years 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 Greenbush

Top 40 of 136 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Greenbush 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1242024+71%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae672024+26%1995
European StarlingSturnidae502023+150%1997
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae422024-52%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae392024+41%1995
BobolinkIcteridae372024-9%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae352024-25%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024+24%1995
American CrowCorvidae302024-1%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024-18%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae282024+385%1996
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae262024+433%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae252024+294%1996
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae242024-48%1995
American RobinTurdidae232024+5%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182024-47%1996
Sandhill CraneGruidae172024-55%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae162024+200%1995
Black TernLaridae162022+350%1998
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae152024-36%1995
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae132024+82%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae122024-67%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae122024+18%1997
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-39%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-45%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102024+175%1999
VeeryTurdidae102024+119%1995
House SparrowPasseridae102024+89%2017
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+50%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae92013n/an/a
MallardAnatidae82024-35%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+0%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae82024+18%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82023-99%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024+217%1995
American RedstartParulidae82024+200%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024-21%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024-17%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae62024-45%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-91%1995

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