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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 22

Lakeville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2021Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Lakeville

Top 40 of 114 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 StarlingSturnidae792021-41%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae502021-11%1970
American CrowCorvidae352021+504%1970
American RobinTurdidae272021+62%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202021-58%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192021+460%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae172021-79%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152021+34%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae142019-47%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122021-26%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae11202112×1981
Gray CatbirdMimidae92021+82%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae82016+0%1970
Blue JayCorvidae52021+100%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae52019+0%1979
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52021+100%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae42021-62%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42019+33%1970
House SparrowPasseridae42021-95%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae42019-64%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021+50%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae32011-55%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32019+25%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32015+14%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32021+5%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae31972n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32001+0%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae32018+0%2012
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22000-20%1974
American KestrelFalconidae22015-54%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22013-43%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22006-98%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22015-67%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae22021-22%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22001-69%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae22021-72%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae22021-79%1970
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae22021-81%1970
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae21986-33%1979
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22014+17%1975

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