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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Lude Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 161 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

161Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Lude

Top 40 of 161 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lude 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
American RobinTurdidae472025+7%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae462025+5%1980
American CrowCorvidae402025+11%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae392025+21%1980
Rusty BlackbirdIcteridae361978n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025-28%1980
Ring-billed GullLaridae322025+30%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae232025+231%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025-4%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025-68%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae202025-36%1980
Common RavenCorvidae202025+45%1981
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae202006n/an/a
VeeryTurdidae152025-43%1980
Common TernLaridae151980n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae152025+278%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae152023-97%2004
OvenbirdParulidae142025-24%1980
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae132025-4%1980
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122025+457%1981
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+23%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102016+29%1986
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-86%1980
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae92025+131%1980
Nashville WarblerParulidae82025+867%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+83%1980
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72025-72%1980
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72015n/an/a
MallardAnatidae62023-50%1989
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62025-54%1981
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae62023+31%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-13%1980
European StarlingSturnidae62025-63%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-88%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+133%1984
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52025+167%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-89%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-38%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-80%1980
American RedstartParulidae52025+333%1980

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