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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Lockhart Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Lockhart

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lockhart 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2502024-49%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1532024-16%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae522024+12%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae472024+30%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae382024+43%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae382024+70%1995
BobolinkIcteridae262024-74%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae232024-36%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae232024-59%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+0%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae142024+294%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-26%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-77%1995
American RobinTurdidae112024-21%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024-60%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024+50%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024-44%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-68%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae82023+93%2008
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72024+83%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae72023-68%1997
European StarlingSturnidae62024-64%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024-10%2003
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-80%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-54%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+29%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024-46%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024-89%1995
American CrowCorvidae32024-60%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024-50%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+0%2003
MallardAnatidae32023-55%1997
Blue JayCorvidae22024-14%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-65%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024-22%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae22024-20%1995
House SparrowPasseridae22022-92%1995
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22017+0%1994
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae22024-23%1996
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-25%1996

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