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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 22

Le Roy Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
26Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Le Roy

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Le Roy 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1102025-47%1995
European StarlingSturnidae882025-48%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae712025-23%1995
American RobinTurdidae682025-23%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae612025-78%1995
American CrowCorvidae532025+52%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae362025+44%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae282025+57%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262025+238%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae242025-61%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-16%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae222025-51%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae222025-66%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae182025+38%1995
House SparrowPasseridae152025-76%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae132019+11%1996
Blue JayCorvidae132025+53%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-42%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae132025+617%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-35%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae112025-27%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025+286%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+17%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025+467%2003
BobolinkIcteridae82025-77%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+667%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62025+0%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62019-65%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+71%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+267%2004
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52021+250%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+20%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-56%1995
House FinchFringillidae42025+367%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42019n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+160%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae31997+200%1993
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025-14%2013
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32025-39%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32023+167%2013

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