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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1172025+56%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae432025+413%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae392025+42%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025-12%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae312025+33%1995
BobolinkIcteridae302025-14%1995
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae302025-35%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae302025-11%1995
Sandhill CraneGruidae242025-47%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae242025+141%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae232025-57%1995
American CrowCorvidae222025-8%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025+13%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae192025-49%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae192025+36%1997
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae182025+275%1999
Black TernLaridae162022+350%1998
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae162025+4%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152025+71%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+53%1995
House SparrowPasseridae132025+167%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122025-98%1995
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae122025-51%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025+53%1997
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae122025+567%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae102025-47%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+86%1995
VeeryTurdidae102025+94%1995
American RedstartParulidae102025+400%1999
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae92025+109%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92025-47%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+300%1995
American RobinTurdidae92025-2%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae92013n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae82024+18%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+0%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+323%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-86%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72025-52%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-41%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.