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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Wigwam Bay Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 135 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

135Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Minnesota Wigwam Bay

Top 40 of 135 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wigwam Bay 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
Common YellowthroatParulidae67202336×1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562023-52%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae472023+158%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae44202312×1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352023+81%1969
American CrowCorvidae332023+24%1969
VeeryTurdidae332023+11%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae292023+61%1969
House SparrowPasseridae232023+780%1970
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae21202312×1971
American RedstartParulidae20202316×1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192023+10%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182023+230%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae162023+71%1974
American RobinTurdidae162023-23%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152023+100%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae142023-21%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122023+457%1971
OvenbirdParulidae112023+215%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102023-36%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102023+17%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102023+71%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82023+118%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82023+6%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82023+250%1984
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae82023-52%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae72023+260%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72023+467%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae72023+217%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72023-39%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+400%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61995+133%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae62023+29%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62023+100%1976
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62023+173%1975
Common MerganserAnatidae62018+200%2013
DickcisselCardinalidae62021n/an/a
BobolinkIcteridae52023-76%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52023-29%1969
European StarlingSturnidae52023+71%1970

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