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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Tracy Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Tracy

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tracy 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1182025-42%2006
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae1082025+94%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae1032025-48%2006
American RobinTurdidae812025+21%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae562025+4%2006
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae442025+209%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372025-12%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae372025+31%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025-13%2006
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae332025+44%2006
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae312025-3%2006
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302025+170%2006
House SparrowPasseridae292025+26%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae262025-15%2006
American CrowCorvidae262025-17%2006
DickcisselCardinalidae222025+3%2006
Yellow WarblerParulidae222025+71%2006
American White PelicanPelecanidae182025-70%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025-62%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025-50%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae132025-82%2006
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae132025+24%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122025+73%2006
BobolinkIcteridae122025+72%2006
Brown ThrasherMimidae122025+17%2006
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae122025+239%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+21%2006
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae112025+500%2007
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-53%2006
Warbling VireoVireonidae92025+33%2006
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82025+350%2006
Gray PartridgePhasianidae82004n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae72019+67%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae72025-72%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72025+50%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-42%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae42023+65%2006
Blue JayCorvidae42025+25%2006
SoraRallidae42019+100%2006
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42025+175%2007

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