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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

St Stephen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
38Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota St Stephen

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St Stephen 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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392025+125%1969
American RobinTurdidae312025+38%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae31200731×2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292025+500%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+207%1969
American CrowCorvidae242025+93%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae242025+81%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae232008+338%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025+38%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222025-72%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae192025+205%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025-40%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae182025-51%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172025+356%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+555%1970
House SparrowPasseridae142025-17%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae14202517×1974
Blue JayCorvidae132025+256%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae132025+125%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae13202511×1974
House FinchFringillidae122025+120%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112016+0%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+300%1975
American RedstartParulidae102025+47%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+438%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102008+167%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae10202511×1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+300%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025+130%1970
Sandhill CraneGruidae92025+88%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-11%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+163%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025-33%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72025-33%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72016-33%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+71%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae62016+43%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+140%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-47%1969
European StarlingSturnidae42025-70%1969

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