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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

New London Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota New London

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New London 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1032024-50%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae972024-51%1996
American RobinTurdidae522024+11%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae442024+46%1996
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae432024+112%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae372024-29%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae312024+404%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024-51%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae282024+179%1996
Sandhill CraneGruidae282024+671%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024+20%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-55%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae192024-51%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae192024+650%1996
MallardAnatidae182024-8%1996
American CrowCorvidae182024+45%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024+80%1996
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae152024+150%1997
European StarlingSturnidae142024-71%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae142024+253%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132024-17%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+68%1996
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+340%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae92024+23%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+175%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024+100%2002
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72024+18%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae62018-6%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+11%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62023+30%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024-14%1996
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62024-83%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024-9%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024-8%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52024+77%1997
House SparrowPasseridae52024-35%1996
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52024-36%1996
American White PelicanPelecanidae52024-43%2003
Bell's VireoVireonidae52000n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+250%1996

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