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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Red Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Red Lake

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Red Lake 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-eyed VireoVireonidae432025+42%1995
OvenbirdParulidae432025+50%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae282025-24%1995
VeeryTurdidae262025+38%1995
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae252025-50%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae182025+278%1995
Nashville WarblerParulidae182025-42%1995
American RobinTurdidae142025+143%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-44%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112025+8%1995
American White PelicanPelecanidae112023+0%2012
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102025-70%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025+267%1998
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-26%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-11%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+100%1995
American RedstartParulidae82025+143%1996
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae82000-39%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-11%1995
Blue JayCorvidae62025-17%1995
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62025-41%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-31%1996
Red CrossbillFringillidae62024+50%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+0%1995
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae51994n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae52018+400%2006
Mourning WarblerParulidae42025-73%1995
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42025+125%1997
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42025-60%1995
Connecticut WarblerParulidae42025+38%1997
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42025+17%2000
Canada WarblerParulidae42012+300%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32025-33%1996
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32025-39%1995
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae32025-11%1996
MallardAnatidae32022+50%2003
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-68%2003
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+100%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae21993n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22018+67%1995

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