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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Minnetonka Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

127Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Minnetonka

Top 40 of 127 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Minnetonka 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
Canada GooseAnatidae142202516×1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae862025-40%1971
American RobinTurdidae602025-21%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae512025+63%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae48202526×1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41202513×1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae372025-10%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae352025+258%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342025+114%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae332025+44%1971
American CrowCorvidae302025+261%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae272025+700%1984
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae262025-16%1971
MallardAnatidae242025+173%1971
Ring-billed GullLaridae242025+71%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae222025+344%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025-63%1971
Blue JayCorvidae212025+475%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025-15%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025+52%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae172025+178%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+500%1983
European StarlingSturnidae162025-64%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae152025+113%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142025+0%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae132025-87%1971
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132025+125%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122025+56%1971
House SparrowPasseridae122025-69%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+5%1971
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae122025+475%1974
House FinchFringillidae122025+150%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112025+300%1985
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102025+300%1971
American White PelicanPelecanidae102025+57%2007
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92025-26%1997
Green HeronArdeidae82025+100%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae81996-75%1978
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+325%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+250%1976

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