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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Whitewater 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

83Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2019Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Whitewater 2

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitewater 2 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 BlackbirdIcteridae862019-30%2013
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae842019+251%2013
Common GrackleIcteridae562019+336%2013
Bank SwallowHirundinidae49201525×2014
House SparrowPasseridae312019+38%2013
American RobinTurdidae292019+2%2013
American CrowCorvidae262019+41%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262019-45%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae222019+120%2013
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142019+223%2013
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142019+68%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae142019+39%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae132019+83%2013
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132019+88%2014
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112019-26%2015
Purple MartinHirundinidae11201911×2014
Song SparrowPasserellidae102019-20%2013
Common YellowthroatParulidae102019-18%2013
Gray CatbirdMimidae102019+48%2013
BobolinkIcteridae82019+7%2013
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72019+110%2013
European StarlingSturnidae62019+192%2014
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62019+27%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae62019+89%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52019+0%2013
Field SparrowPasserellidae42019+43%2014
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42019+38%2014
DickcisselCardinalidae42019+86%2014
Yellow WarblerParulidae42019-8%2013
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42015-20%2012
MallardAnatidae42013n/an/a
Gray PartridgePhasianidae42015n/an/a
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42019-20%2015
Chimney SwiftApodidae32015+200%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32019-18%2013
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32018-38%2013
Brown ThrasherMimidae32019+100%2014
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32019-36%2013
Canada GooseAnatidae32013-40%2012
Wood DuckAnatidae32016-25%2013

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