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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Bowesmont Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 29 survey years, no longer active.

104Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2014Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Bowesmont

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bowesmont 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 SwallowHirundinidae4202014+722%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1292014-27%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae442014-5%1970
MallardAnatidae39201428×1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae291996-64%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232014-43%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae222014+25%1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae192014-77%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae161996+109%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae142014-61%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae122014-42%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae102014+91%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae101995+14%1985
BobolinkIcteridae92014-60%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae82014+643%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82014-29%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae72014-55%1970
Northern ShovelerAnatidae72013+300%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae72014+156%1992
Ring-billed GullLaridae72013-84%2011
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62014-88%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae62014-59%1970
European StarlingSturnidae52013-52%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae52014-54%1970
American RobinTurdidae52014-70%1970
Northern HarrierAccipitridae52014+175%1979
Franklin's GullLaridae51995n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae52013n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42014-17%1970
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae42014-62%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42014-75%1970
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42014-29%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32014+133%1974
American KestrelFalconidae31996+0%1970
American CrowCorvidae32014-43%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32014-25%1971
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32014+36%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32014+80%1971
Northern PintailAnatidae32013+100%1992
GadwallAnatidae32014-50%2011

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