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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Lockhart Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
29Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Lockhart

Top 40 of 91 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1052025-25%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae872025-60%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae802025+57%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae562025+41%1995
BobolinkIcteridae492025-75%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae472025+23%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae322025-20%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae302025-64%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-69%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae182025+105%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-23%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae142025+155%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132025+70%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-40%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+34%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025-18%1995
American CrowCorvidae112025-64%1995
American RobinTurdidae92025-25%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-40%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae82023+93%2008
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+71%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+20%1995
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72024+83%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae72023-68%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-38%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-84%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-53%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024-10%2003
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae62025+33%2014
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025-86%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-74%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-20%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-11%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+75%1996
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32025-55%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-50%1995
Blue JayCorvidae22025+0%1995
European StarlingSturnidae22025-66%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-25%1996
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22007+100%2001

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