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Cumulative Data for Minnesota in 2005

There were 69 counts performed.

Bird Number Seen Average Seen Number of Locations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
63,144 1,435.09 44
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
25,689 401.39 64
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
24,818 564.05 44
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
17,329 279.50 62
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
17,168 252.47 68
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
15,202 226.90 67
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
12,523 201.98 62
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
10,333 224.63 46
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
10,257 168.15 61
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
6,862 159.58 43
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
6,666 102.55 65
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
6,053 90.34 67
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
4,702 90.42 52
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
3,902 108.39 36
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
3,795 92.56 41
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
3,734 76.20 49
American Tree Sparrow
Spizella arborea
3,583 83.33 43
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
3,201 168.47 19
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
3,144 46.24 68
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
3,143 112.25 28
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
3,112 57.63 54
Common Redpoll
Carduelis flammea
3,008 83.56 36
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
2,953 77.71 38
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
2,733 40.19 68
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
2,503 113.77 22
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
2,365 59.13 40
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
2,313 44.48 52
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
2,073 48.21 43
finch sp.
finch
1,735 578.33 3
Common Raven
Corvus corax
1,680 62.22 27
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
1,679 36.50 46
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
1,666 69.42 24
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
1,590 69.13 23
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
1,483 185.38 8
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
1,396 93.07 15
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
1,257 18.76 67
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
1,028 48.95 21
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
901 14.53 62
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
748 14.96 50
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
597 13.57 44
Dark-eyed (Oregon Race) Junco
junco
593 197.67 3
Greater Prairie-chicken
Tympanuchus cupido
564 188.00 3
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
398 19.90 20
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
349 5.92 59
Gray Partridge
Perdix perdix
228 16.29 14
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
217 36.17 6
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
197 15.15 13
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
135 3.29 41
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
134 19.14 7
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
132 3.14 42
Northern Shrike
Lanius excubitor
119 2.59 46
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
116 2.83 41
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
88 6.29 14
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
84 2.90 29
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
82 16.40 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
71 2.15 33
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
69 3.45 20
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
67 16.75 4
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
63 2.33 27
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
61 2.65 23
Gadwall
Anas strepera
61 10.17 6
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
59 5.90 10
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
56 56.00 1
Black-billed Magpie
Pica pica
50 6.25 8
waxwing sp.
bombycilla
49 49.00 1
American Coot
Fulica americana
47 5.22 9
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
47 3.92 12
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
47 2.14 22
Barred Owl
Strix varia
44 2.32 19
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
43 6.14 7
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
43 14.33 3
crossbill sp.
loxia
38 12.67 3
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
36 1.80 20
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
34 2.43 14
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
30 1.76 17
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
27 1.69 16
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
26 4.33 6
carduelis sp.
carduelis
25 25.00 1
Northern Hawk Owl
Surnia ulula
22 3.67 6
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
21 2.33 9
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
21 2.33 9
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
19 4.75 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
18 6.00 3
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
18 2.25 8
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
17 1.42 12
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
17 3.40 5
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
15 3.75 4
Merlin
Falco columbarius
15 1.36 11
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio
14 1.40 10
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
13 1.44 9
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
13 1.86 7
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiaca
13 1.18 11
Hybrid Mallard
hybri
11 5.50 2
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
11 2.75 4
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
10 3.33 3
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
10 3.33 3
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
9 1.29 7
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
9 4.50 2
Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
8 1.33 6
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
8 2.67 3
Great Gray Owl
Strix nebulosa
8 1.14 7
Spruce Grouse
Falcipennis canadensis
7 1.17 6
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
7 0.88 8
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
7 1.17 6
hawk sp.
hawk
7 2.33 3
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
7 1.00 7
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
6 1.20 5
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
6 1.20 5
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
6 3.00 2
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
5 5.00 1
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
5 1.25 4
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
5 1.00 5
Redhead
Aythya americana
4 1.33 3
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
4 2.00 2
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
3 1.00 3
American Wigeon
Anas americana
3 1.00 3
Thayer's Gull
Larus thayeri
3 3.00 1
accipiter sp.
accipiter
3 1.00 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
3 1.00 3
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
3 1.50 2
redpoll sp.
carduelis
2 2.00 1
Red-shafted Flicker
colaptes
2 0.67 3
woodpecker sp.
picoides
2 2.00 1
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
2 1.00 2
grouse sp.
grouse
2 1.00 2
Hoary Redpoll
Carduelis hornemanni
2 1.00 2
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
2 1.00 2
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
2 1.00 2
Common Loon
Gavia immer
2 1.00 2
Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens
2 2.00 1
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus
1 1.00 1
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
1 1.00 1
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
1 1.00 1
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
1 0.50 2
gull sp.
larus
1 1.00 1
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
1 1.00 1
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
1 1.00 1
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
1 1.00 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
1 1.00 1
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
1 1.00 1
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
1 1.00 1
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
1 1.00 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
1 1.00 1
meadowlark sp.
sturnella
1 1.00 1
scaup sp.
anthya
1 1.00 1
falcon sp.
falco
1 1.00 1
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
1 1.00 1
jay sp.
jay
1 1.00 1
Dark-eyed (Pink-sided Race) Junco
junco
1 1.00 1
blackbird sp.
blackbird
1 1.00 1
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
1 1.00 1
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
0 0.00 3
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
0 0.00 2

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