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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Le Center Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Le Center

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Le Center 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
American White PelicanPelecanidae120202314×1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1052023-22%1995
European StarlingSturnidae952023+163%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae602016+5%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae492023+458%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae412023+47%1995
MallardAnatidae322016-36%1995
House SparrowPasseridae282023+66%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae272023+4%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae272023+74%1995
American RobinTurdidae262023+22%1995
American CrowCorvidae242023+8%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae192023-14%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172023+54%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152023+141%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae132023-38%1995
Blue JayCorvidae122023+229%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae112023-52%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae112023+92%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae102023+0%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae102023+125%1995
Ring-billed GullLaridae102016+70%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102023+750%2005
DickcisselCardinalidae92023+233%1996
RedheadAnatidae92004+350%1996
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72023-69%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72023+113%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72023+167%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae72023+100%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62023+60%1998
American RedstartParulidae62023+140%2008
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52023+56%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52023+211%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52023+71%1998
Forster's TernLaridae52014+25%2001
Brown ThrasherMimidae42016+180%1997
BobolinkIcteridae42015+0%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42007+700%1999
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae42023+133%2000
Sandhill CraneGruidae42023+100%2015

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