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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Waskish Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 140 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

140Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Waskish

Top 40 of 140 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waskish 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
Canada GooseAnatidae137202314×2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae512025-10%1981
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae452025+155%1981
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae412025+20%1981
VeeryTurdidae402025-8%1981
Red CrossbillFringillidae301980n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025+68%1981
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae222025-19%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025-81%1981
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202025-41%1982
Nashville WarblerParulidae192025+26%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025-43%1981
American RobinTurdidae182025+0%1981
OvenbirdParulidae152025-15%1981
Yellow WarblerParulidae142025+247%1981
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-14%1981
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+0%1981
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025-14%1981
American RedstartParulidae92025+191%1981
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-40%1983
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72025-7%1981
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+220%1984
Common RavenCorvidae72025-7%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-79%1981
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025-12%1981
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62025-57%1981
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61997+0%1982
Ring-billed GullLaridae51978n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae52025+0%1981
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae51982n/an/a
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51988+67%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae42022-67%1981
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42025+0%1984
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+17%1982
American CrowCorvidae42025-87%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-46%1981
Connecticut WarblerParulidae42019+40%1981
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42025-50%1981
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32025-35%1981
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31981+200%1978

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