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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Worthington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Worthington

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Worthington 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1642024+12%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae662024-60%2006
American RobinTurdidae572024-25%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae502024+164%2006
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae432024+6%2006
DickcisselCardinalidae432024+246%2006
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae422024-2%2006
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae422024+259%2006
House SparrowPasseridae382024+8%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024-14%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292024+10%2006
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae282022+38%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae242024+86%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192024+223%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae182024+21%2006
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172024+71%2006
Warbling VireoVireonidae172024+314%2006
Ring-billed GullLaridae162016+59%2008
Franklin's GullLaridae142018-70%2008
European StarlingSturnidae142024-84%2006
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae142024+213%2008
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-28%2009
American CrowCorvidae82024-55%2006
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82024-92%2006
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+75%2007
American White PelicanPelecanidae72023-80%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-38%2006
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-25%2006
Black TernLaridae72006-42%2005
MallardAnatidae62023+40%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024-49%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+200%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+71%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024+0%2006
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-7%2006
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42024-53%2008
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+40%2007
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024+50%2006
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024+80%2014
SoraRallidae22016+100%2004

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