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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Pine River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 142 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

142Species 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Pine River

Top 40 of 142 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pine River 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 BlackbirdIcteridae612025+31%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae432025+42%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372025+102%1969
VeeryTurdidae362025+44%1969
American RobinTurdidae232025-21%1969
OvenbirdParulidae222025+214%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae221991+633%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025-23%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+46%1969
American CrowCorvidae182025-17%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae162025+13%1969
Blue JayCorvidae152025+675%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-68%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae112025+167%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+14%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102025-14%1985
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+63%1969
BobolinkIcteridae82025+14%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-4%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+50%1969
American RedstartParulidae72025+181%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+127%1970
Caspian TernLaridae71986n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+18%1969
European StarlingSturnidae62024+89%1969
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae62025-70%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-61%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025-3%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62025+10%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+108%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62018+200%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+60%2021
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52024-38%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52024-42%1972
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae52024+125%1975
Ring-billed GullLaridae52022-33%1996
Black TernLaridae42000+67%1969
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+100%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42023-17%1971
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42003+50%1973

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