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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 23

Whitewater Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

84Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2000Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Whitewater

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitewater 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 GooseAnatidae1201997n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae902000-47%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae752000-29%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae732000-28%1996
American RobinTurdidae672000-1%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae612000+10%1996
American CrowCorvidae492000+16%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae452000+281%1996
House SparrowPasseridae442000-5%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae422000-13%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412000+2%1996
Bank SwallowHirundinidae402000+200%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae312000+5%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292000+43%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae282000+50%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232000+44%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae221998+41%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae222000+84%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae202000-44%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192000+12%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182000-28%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae182000+18%1996
American RedstartParulidae182000+106%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae132000+26%1996
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122000+36%1996
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae122000+147%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122000+533%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112000+300%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112000+117%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102000+100%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102000+10%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae92000-32%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae92000+160%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92000+44%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82000+157%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82000+50%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82000-22%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82000+60%1997
Blue JayCorvidae72000+23%1996
House FinchFringillidae72000+183%1997

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