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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

St Stephen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2016Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota St Stephen

Top 40 of 123 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
House SparrowPasseridae672016-19%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae612016+444%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae462016+58%1969
American RobinTurdidae432016+25%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392016-72%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae392016+518%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae382016+428%1969
European StarlingSturnidae372016-48%1969
American CrowCorvidae362016+116%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae31200731×2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292016+226%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae26201615×1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae242016+195%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae232008+338%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae212016-42%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212016+3%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182016+933%1979
Blue JayCorvidae172016+156%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172016+413%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152016+290%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae152016+59%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae142016-65%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142016+833%1974
House FinchFringillidae142016+167%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae122016+39%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae112016-33%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112016+0%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae102008+57%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102008+167%1977
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102008-5%2003
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82016-18%1969
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae82016+100%1969
American RedstartParulidae82016+73%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae82016+58%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82016+88%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae72016+27%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72016-33%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae72016+110%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72016+75%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae62016-50%1969

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