BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12
Pine River Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 141 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.
141Species Recorded
48Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Pine River
Top 40 of 141 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 64 | 2024 | +23% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 43 | 2024 | +36% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 29 | 2024 | +243% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 28 | 2024 | +7% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 25 | 2024 | +21% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2024 | +64% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 23 | 2024 | +109% | 1969 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 22 | 1991 | +633% | 1990 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 20 | 2024 | +225% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 16 | 2024 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 15 | 2024 | +91% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | -68% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | +169% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2024 | +56% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -35% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +6% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2024 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | +750% | 1969 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +63% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | -66% | 1969 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +147% | 1971 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +200% | 1970 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +109% | 1969 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -54% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Caspian Tern | Laridae | 7 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -62% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2024 | +89% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2018 | +200% | 1979 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -38% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2024 | -42% | 1972 | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +125% | 1975 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 5 | 2022 | -33% | 1996 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 4 | 2000 | +67% | 1969 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +150% | 2001 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | -17% | 1971 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2003 | +50% | 1973 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.