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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Money Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Money Creek

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Money Creek 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3752024+171%1970
American RobinTurdidae732024+215%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae582024+619%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae342024+151%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae322019-59%1971
House SparrowPasseridae242024-88%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024-42%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae152024+24%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024+30%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+46%1970
American CrowCorvidae122024-66%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122024-49%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae102023-73%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024-54%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae71998n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae62024-59%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+43%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024-65%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae52011+17%1974
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024+400%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-46%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42023+300%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022+61%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024+100%1970
Sandhill CraneGruidae42023+38%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae32024+20%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32024-20%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32009+0%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-52%1970
European StarlingSturnidae32023-95%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024-73%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-63%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32024-70%1970
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae32003+50%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024+140%1975
American RedstartParulidae32024+50%1977
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32014-17%1975
Gray PartridgePhasianidae31993+200%1983
Wood DuckAnatidae22018-67%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22018-20%1970

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