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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Oklee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2021Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Oklee

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

Species recorded on the Oklee 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1782021+92%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1762021-14%1980
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae1162021+94%1980
American RobinTurdidae552021+139%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae522021+50%1980
BobolinkIcteridae472021-1%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae462021+350%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae442021+100%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae432021+75%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae412021+706%1981
American CrowCorvidae392021+30%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae392021+112%1980
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae362021+26%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae362021+185%1980
Warbling VireoVireonidae27202114×1981
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae252021+313%1980
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae252021+10%1981
Blue JayCorvidae202021+256%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202021+75%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae192021+47%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae182021-34%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae182021+683%1981
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152011+214%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142021-36%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142021+700%1980
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112021-66%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112021+200%1980
House SparrowPasseridae112021-75%1980
Wood DuckAnatidae101997+900%1980
European StarlingSturnidae9202113×1981
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92021+280%1987
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82021-13%1980
Sandhill CraneGruidae82021+360%1994
Common RavenCorvidae82021+325%2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72021-13%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae71993-56%1982
VeeryTurdidae72021+50%1980
Forster's TernLaridae71993n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62021+133%1980
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62021+183%1992

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