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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Le Center Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Le Center

Top 40 of 109 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1222025-23%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae602016+5%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae422025+27%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae392025+64%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322025+51%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae252025-58%1995
American RobinTurdidae222025-5%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+119%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162025+41%1995
House SparrowPasseridae152025+25%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae142025-42%1995
European StarlingSturnidae142025+97%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+533%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae132025-13%1995
American CrowCorvidae132025-23%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae112025+75%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025-29%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+50%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025+600%2005
DickcisselCardinalidae92023+233%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025+100%1995
RedheadAnatidae92004+350%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+367%2004
American White PelicanPelecanidae7202514×1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+325%1995
Ring-billed GullLaridae72025+70%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62025+89%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+117%1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52025-72%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52023+56%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+167%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+75%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52023+71%1998
Forster's TernLaridae52014+25%2001
MallardAnatidae42025-47%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae42016+180%1997
BobolinkIcteridae42015+0%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42007+700%1999
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae42023+133%2000
American RedstartParulidae42025+120%2008

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