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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Nebish Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 152 species recorded across 27 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Nebish

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

Species recorded on the Nebish 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-eyed VireoVireonidae672025+43%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae612025+36%1984
American CrowCorvidae412025+7%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae352025+0%1984
American RedstartParulidae322025+454%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae322025+660%1991
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae292025+490%1985
OvenbirdParulidae292025+87%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae252025-16%1984
VeeryTurdidae252025-12%1984
American RobinTurdidae252025-38%1984
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae212025+291%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202025+24%1984
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae19202512×1986
Common RavenCorvidae162025+8%1989
Blue JayCorvidae132025+94%1984
Ring-billed GullLaridae112022+33%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+600%1986
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+30%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92023-48%1987
MallardAnatidae82025+11%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025-4%1984
Nashville WarblerParulidae82025+425%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81993-26%1991
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae82025+143%2015
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025-32%1984
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+29%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025+40%1984
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72025+157%1985
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72025+64%1987
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae72025+400%1991
Red CrossbillFringillidae72018+600%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+8%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+43%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-37%1984
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62025+0%1984
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025+300%1985
Pine WarblerParulidae52025-10%1984
American White PelicanPelecanidae52025-14%1986
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52025+13%1987

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