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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Sherburne Nr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 135 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

135Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Sherburne Nr

Top 40 of 135 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sherburne Nr 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1542025-33%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae582025+31%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae502025+121%1992
Yellow WarblerParulidae502025+207%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025+0%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae33202519×2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae322024+475%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae292025+213%1992
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae282025+172%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae262025+0%1992
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae212025+223%1992
VeeryTurdidae212025+74%1992
Black TernLaridae202025+47%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae202025-54%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae182025+100%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025-14%1992
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae182025+173%1992
Gray CatbirdMimidae182025-29%1992
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae172025+322%1992
American RobinTurdidae172025+108%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae162025-18%1992
MallardAnatidae152025-40%1992
Wood DuckAnatidae152025-78%1992
Blue JayCorvidae132025+54%1992
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae132025+280%1993
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae132025+59%2005
Brown ThrasherMimidae122025+167%1992
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025+130%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-27%1992
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae112025-88%1992
Warbling VireoVireonidae112025+71%1992
Sandhill CraneGruidae102025+265%1992
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae102025+139%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-32%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025-6%1992
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+380%1992
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92025+190%1992
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+100%1997
American RedstartParulidae92025+900%1998
SoraRallidae72025-33%1992

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