About
The Avian Ecology Lab at the University of Minnesota's Natural Resources Research Institute established Minnesota's National Forest Breeding Bird Monitoring Program in 1995. These decades of research data have provided insights into the impacts of forest management on breeding bird populations and informed the development of management policies and conservation initiatives.
A 2023 report summarized forest bird monitoring data collected from 1995 to 2023, detailing current population trends as well as patterns across migration, habitat, and nesting guilds. The report highlights species of state conservation concern, providing ecological context and discussing regional management implications.
Access the 1995–2023 Technical Report
Project Goals
- Document long-term population trends of breeding forest birds in the Chippewa and Superior National Forests
- Use the combined data from 1995 to the present to inform the development of forest management guidelines
- Continue to collect annual data by conducting bird surveys in the Chippewa and Superior National Forests annually in June.
Funding
- USDA Forest Service: Chippewa and Superior National Forests
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