BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11
Grygla Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.
119Species Recorded
37Years Surveyed
1976–2017Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Grygla
Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 98 | 2017 | +41% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 55 | 2017 | -48% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 51 | 2017 | +19% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 42 | 2017 | +68% | 1978 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 35 | 2017 | -50% | 1978 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2017 | +44% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2017 | +74% | 1978 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 17 | 2017 | +4% | 1978 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 16 | 2015 | -30% | 1978 | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 15 | 2016 | +122% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 14 | 2017 | +19% | 1978 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2017 | +220% | 1978 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2017 | +375% | 1979 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 11 | 2017 | -16% | 1978 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 11 | 2017 | -43% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2017 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2017 | -58% | 1978 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2016 | -6% | 1986 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2017 | +0% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2016 | +282% | 1978 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2017 | +17% | 1978 | |
| LeConte's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2017 | +186% | 1982 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2015 | -34% | 1978 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2017 | +483% | 1978 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 7 | 2003 | +250% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2017 | -53% | 1978 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 6 | 2017 | +91% | 1978 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1996 | +83% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2016 | -85% | 1978 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 5 | 2017 | +300% | 1981 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2016 | +104% | 1981 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2016 | +33% | 1979 | |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2011 | +300% | 1990 | |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Phasianidae | 3 | 2017 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2017 | +29% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2015 | +100% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | -71% | 1978 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2017 | +53% | 1978 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2017 | +29% | 1979 | |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | 3 | 2011 | -46% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.