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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 22

Lakeville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Lakeville

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lakeville 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
European StarlingSturnidae712025-27%1970
American RobinTurdidae682025+81%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae652025-45%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae582025+0%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae442025-80%1970
MallardAnatidae342025+533%1971
American CrowCorvidae272025+384%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025-12%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025+51%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025-37%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212025+65%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae202025-47%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+155%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025-63%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae13202512×1981
House SparrowPasseridae122025-92%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+275%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae112025+50%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025+77%1970
Blue JayCorvidae102025+233%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-22%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+200%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+100%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-67%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025-23%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025+0%1971
House FinchFringillidae72025+129%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62025+14%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae52025-69%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+0%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025+320%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-11%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021+50%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae32011-55%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32019+25%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025+43%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025-44%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae31972n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae32025+29%1979
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32001+0%1987

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