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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17

Bowman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Bowman

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bowman 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2322024+90%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae122202439×1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae119202439×1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae1182024+539%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1062024-19%1969
American White PelicanPelecanidae702021+600%1996
House SparrowPasseridae512024+85%1969
BobolinkIcteridae482024+553%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae462024-61%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae442024+518%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae422024+78%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae40202418×1993
American RobinTurdidae38202417×1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae372024+218%1973
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae242024+73%1970
GadwallAnatidae232024+325%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae222024+54%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae172024+3%1970
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae162024-85%1969
MallardAnatidae122024+5%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae122024+14%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+650%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae112002n/an/a
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae92024+480%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82024+225%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+9%1969
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82009+700%1969
CanvasbackAnatidae82024-8%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+11%1969
European StarlingSturnidae72024+125%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae72023+107%1973
Northern PintailAnatidae62024-41%1971
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62024+560%1975
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62019+500%2014
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae52024-66%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52024-80%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae52023+180%1970
Ruddy DuckAnatidae52015+25%1973
Black TernLaridae42014+138%1993
Northern ShovelerAnatidae42024-36%1970

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