BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 22

Le Roy Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

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 BlackbirdIcteridae922024-49%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae612024-79%1995
American RobinTurdidae532024-29%1995
American CrowCorvidae422024+42%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae382024-43%1995
European StarlingSturnidae362024-59%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312024+263%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-13%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae242024+98%1995
Blue JayCorvidae242024+70%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024-27%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae152024-70%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae152024+583%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae132019+11%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112024-10%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024-61%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+20%1995
House SparrowPasseridae102024-65%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+300%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+667%1996
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82024-66%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024-39%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-42%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+200%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae62024-18%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62019-65%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+83%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52021+250%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024-35%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42019-13%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+167%2004
House FinchFringillidae42019+300%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024+333%2003
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42019n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+57%1995
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+100%1995
BobolinkIcteridae32024-75%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024+6%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae31997+200%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32023+167%2013

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