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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 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Pine River

Top 40 of 141 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 BlackbirdIcteridae642024+23%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae432024+36%1969
OvenbirdParulidae292024+243%1969
American CrowCorvidae282024+7%1969
VeeryTurdidae252024+21%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232024+64%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232024+109%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae221991+633%1990
American RedstartParulidae202024+225%1969
American RobinTurdidae162024-53%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae152024+91%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-68%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024+169%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024+56%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae122024-35%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024+6%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024-14%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+0%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92024+750%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+63%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-66%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82024+147%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72024+200%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+109%1969
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae72024-54%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024-33%1969
Caspian TernLaridae71986n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-62%1969
European StarlingSturnidae62024+89%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62018+200%1979
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52024-38%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024-36%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52024-42%1972
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae52024+125%1975
Ring-billed GullLaridae52022-33%1996
Black TernLaridae42000+67%1969
Common RavenCorvidae42024+150%2001
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42023-17%1971
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42003+50%1973
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+200%1984

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