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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 49 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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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 BlackbirdIcteridae2502025+187%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422025+504%2000
American RobinTurdidae412025+161%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae322019-59%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302025+115%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae282025+167%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae102023-73%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025-58%1970
House SparrowPasseridae92025-89%1970
American CrowCorvidae82025-69%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025-40%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-47%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-16%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae71998n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025-47%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-54%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae52011+17%1974
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024+400%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-82%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+150%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022+61%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32024-20%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32009+0%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-52%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-63%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025-56%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025+57%1970
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae32003+50%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024+140%1975
Gray PartridgePhasianidae31993+200%1983
Sandhill CraneGruidae32025+50%2007
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22025-60%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22018-20%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22023-71%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22025-84%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22025-70%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22023-68%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22025-81%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22025-76%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22023+233%1971

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