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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 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
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 YellowthroatParulidae742024-23%1981
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae512024-13%1981
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae502024+150%1981
VeeryTurdidae482024-12%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae402024-82%1981
Nashville WarblerParulidae352024+3%1981
Red CrossbillFringillidae301980n/an/a
OvenbirdParulidae242024-18%1981
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae222024-12%1981
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae222024-47%1981
Yellow WarblerParulidae202024+180%1981
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae192024-4%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-55%1981
American RobinTurdidae162024+9%1981
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152024-65%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132024-61%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024+4%1981
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112024-28%1981
American RedstartParulidae112024+136%1981
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-35%1981
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102024-24%1981
Blue JayCorvidae92024+42%1981
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherTyrannidae81994+700%1978
Northern WaterthrushParulidae82024+100%1982
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024+22%1981
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72024-21%1981
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+360%1984
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62024-77%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62022-34%1981
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61997+0%1982
Ring-billed GullLaridae51978n/an/a
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae52023+0%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-43%1981
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024-74%1981
Common RavenCorvidae52024-50%1985
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae51982n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52018+133%1993
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51988+67%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae42022-67%1981

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