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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 45 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2023Span
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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
Common YellowthroatParulidae582023+5%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae502023+38%1980
American CrowCorvidae482023+0%1980
Ring-billed GullLaridae482023+1%1986
Rusty BlackbirdIcteridae361978n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae332023-7%1980
VeeryTurdidae262023-44%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252023-62%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae252023-53%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae232023-18%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222023+87%1980
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae202006n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae192023-27%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae192023-28%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172023+0%1980
OvenbirdParulidae172023-29%1980
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae172023+457%1981
Common RavenCorvidae152023+7%1981
Common TernLaridae151980n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae152023+278%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae152023-97%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae142023+246%1980
Nashville WarblerParulidae142023+967%1984
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae132023+85%1980
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae122023+32%1983
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae122023-65%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122023-73%1980
BobolinkIcteridae102023-54%1982
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102016+29%1986
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae102023+73%2009
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae92023-26%1980
European StarlingSturnidae72022-59%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72023-38%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72023-81%1980
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72015n/an/a
MallardAnatidae62023-50%1989
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62023-54%1981
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae62023+31%1999
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62023-89%1980
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae62023-15%1980

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