BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11
Tenney Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.
118Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
1978–2016Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Tenney
Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 120 | 2016 | +338% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 87 | 2016 | -51% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 43 | 2016 | -42% | 1990 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 42 | 2012 | +37% | 1991 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 39 | 2016 | -85% | 1990 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 24 | 2016 | +58% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2016 | -74% | 1990 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 20 | 2016 | +71% | 1990 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 20 | 2016 | -52% | 1990 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2016 | -62% | 1990 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2016 | +77% | 1990 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 17 | 2016 | +91% | 1991 | |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 15 | 1992 | +650% | 1991 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 13 | 2016 | +69% | 1990 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 12 | 2016 | -25% | 1990 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 12 | 2016 | -20% | 1990 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 11 | 1990 | +450% | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2016 | -72% | 1990 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2016 | +191% | 1992 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 10 | 2016 | -35% | 1990 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 10 | 2013 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 9 | 2014 | +200% | 1991 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2016 | +68% | 1990 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 6 | 2014 | -22% | 1990 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 1994 | -13% | 1980 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2016 | -42% | 1990 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1996 | -33% | 1978 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 6 | 1996 | -89% | 1980 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2015 | +63% | 1993 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2016 | -90% | 1990 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2014 | -21% | 1990 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2016 | +367% | 1992 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2016 | +369% | 1991 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2016 | -40% | 1990 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2016 | -25% | 1990 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 4 | 2015 | -65% | 1992 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2013 | -40% | 1992 | |
| Canvasback | Anatidae | 4 | 2016 | +100% | 2010 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 4 | 2004 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2016 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.