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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Little Fork Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

133Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Little Fork

Top 40 of 133 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Little Fork 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
Nashville WarblerParulidae432024+263%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322024-41%1972
OvenbirdParulidae302024+2%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae282024+9%1972
American RobinTurdidae282024-37%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272024-72%1972
Pine SiskinFringillidae272024+13%1969
American CrowCorvidae262024-11%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae262024-66%1972
VeeryTurdidae242024-42%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae142024+215%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-29%1981
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae122024-63%1972
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae121990n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+107%2007
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024+18%1972
Blue JayCorvidae102024+264%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92024-48%1972
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae92024-45%1972
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae92024-29%1972
Mourning WarblerParulidae92024-41%1973
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82024-84%1972
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+27%1973
Common RavenCorvidae72024+208%1972
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae72024-58%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024-24%1972
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae72024-40%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae61969n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-12%1972
BobolinkIcteridae62024+4%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-76%1972
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-54%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024-83%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-62%1972
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024-77%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024-47%1979
Sandhill CraneGruidae52023+31%2010
Great Horned OwlStrigidae52013n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+0%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024-67%1973

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