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 Recorded
24Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 120 | 2023 | 14× | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 105 | 2023 | -22% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 95 | 2023 | +163% | 1995 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 60 | 2016 | +5% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 49 | 2023 | +458% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2023 | +47% | 1995 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 32 | 2016 | -36% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 28 | 2023 | +66% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2023 | +4% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 27 | 2023 | +74% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 26 | 2023 | +22% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 24 | 2023 | +8% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 19 | 2023 | -14% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2023 | +54% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2023 | +141% | 1996 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 13 | 2023 | -38% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2023 | +229% | 1995 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 11 | 2023 | -52% | 1995 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2023 | +92% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2023 | +0% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2023 | +125% | 1995 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 10 | 2016 | +70% | 2002 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2023 | +750% | 2005 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2023 | +233% | 1996 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 9 | 2004 | +350% | 1996 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 7 | 2023 | -69% | 1995 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 7 | 2023 | +113% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2023 | +167% | 1995 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | +60% | 1998 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2023 | +140% | 2008 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | +56% | 1996 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | +211% | 1995 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2023 | +71% | 1998 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 5 | 2014 | +25% | 2001 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2016 | +180% | 1997 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 4 | 2015 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2007 | +700% | 1999 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | +133% | 2000 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 2015 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.