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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Tamarac Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 26 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Tamarac Nwr

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tamarac Nwr 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 VireoVireonidae682024-7%1993
American RedstartParulidae602024+64%1993
OvenbirdParulidae482024+42%1993
VeeryTurdidae382024-18%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae282024+74%1994
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae202024-36%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-25%1993
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae142024+35%1994
American CrowCorvidae132024-68%1993
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122024+133%1993
American White PelicanPelecanidae112019-95%1994
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae102024-18%1993
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae102024+683%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024-41%1993
Blue JayCorvidae82024-40%1993
Wood DuckAnatidae72023-9%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae72024-41%1993
Common LoonGaviidae62024-24%1993
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-58%1993
Common RavenCorvidae62024+140%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024-71%1993
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62023-14%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-41%1993
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61992n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-44%1993
Common GoldeneyeAnatidae41993n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32023-40%1993
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae32024+100%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-38%1993
Warbling VireoVireonidae32002+60%1996
Bald EagleAccipitridae32023+50%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32024+100%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024-6%2007
Hooded MerganserAnatidae32023+0%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023+20%2018
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22024-38%1993
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-60%1993
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae22024-20%1993
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22023-27%1993
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22023-44%1995

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