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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11

Wylie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

130Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Wylie

Top 40 of 130 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wylie 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1372024+47%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae592024-42%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae432024+62%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024+87%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342024-13%1971
Franklin's GullLaridae342009-84%1984
American RobinTurdidae262024+12%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae252024+104%1971
American CrowCorvidae222024+19%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae212024+26%1972
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182024+20%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae172024-69%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae172024-73%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024+63%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024-26%1971
BobolinkIcteridae142024-4%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+256%1972
American AvocetRecurvirostridae142019n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024-17%1972
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae121981n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae121998n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae112024-30%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024+77%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024-52%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae102024+113%1972
Red CrossbillFringillidae101973n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae102024+92%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae82024-37%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae82024+131%1971
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae82024+9%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae82023-29%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+300%2010
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+33%1971
Blue JayCorvidae62024+200%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024-15%1971
MallardAnatidae42024+0%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-8%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+100%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024+200%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-11%1973

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