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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Mcgregor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 152 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

152Species 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 →
31Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Mcgregor

Top 40 of 152 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mcgregor 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
DickcisselCardinalidae26202113×2012
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae241993n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae232023+10%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222024-69%1995
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae192024-41%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae182024-42%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172024-19%1995
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae172024-8%1995
OvenbirdParulidae172024-30%1995
VeeryTurdidae162024-57%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae132024-43%1995
Nashville WarblerParulidae102024-45%1995
American RedstartParulidae102024+25%1995
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae92024-47%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+43%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82024-73%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-77%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024-64%1995
American CrowCorvidae72024-78%1995
BobolinkIcteridae72024-76%1995
Mourning WarblerParulidae62024+9%1996
European StarlingSturnidae52024-68%1995
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52024-46%1995
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024-39%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-53%1995
American RobinTurdidae52024-77%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-20%1997
Blue JayCorvidae42024-43%1995
Common RavenCorvidae42024+23%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-65%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-65%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+200%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+60%1998
Sandhill CraneGruidae42024+17%2007
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32024-63%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae32023+0%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+100%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-77%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae32022-73%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-62%1995

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