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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Bowesmont 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 53 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

53Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2016Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Bowesmont 2

Top 40 of 53 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bowesmont 2 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1392016+39%2015
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae882016+110%2015
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae752016-78%2015
BobolinkIcteridae292016+123%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292016+383%2015
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae272016-37%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae232016-18%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae212016-5%2015
MallardAnatidae192016+73%2015
American CrowCorvidae152016-32%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae152016n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae102016-23%2015
SoraRallidae82016+700%2015
Horned LarkAlaudidae82016-43%2015
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72016-42%2015
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72016+133%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72016-50%2015
Common YellowthroatParulidae72016+133%2015
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72016n/an/a
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae72016n/an/a
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae62016+20%2015
Song SparrowPasserellidae62016+20%2015
Yellow WarblerParulidae52016+67%2015
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42016+100%2015
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42016n/an/a
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae42016n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32016+0%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae32016-67%2015
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32015n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22016-71%2015
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22016+0%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae22016-83%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22016+100%2015
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22015n/an/a
Gray PartridgePhasianidae22016n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22016n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22016n/an/a
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae12015n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae12016+0%2015
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12015n/an/a

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