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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1692025+89%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae1482025+671%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae146202551×1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1142025-12%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae93202541×1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae732025+123%1969
American White PelicanPelecanidae702021+600%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae632025+241%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae602025-59%1969
American RobinTurdidae42202518×1970
House SparrowPasseridae392025+73%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae352025+618%1969
GadwallAnatidae242025+367%1971
BobolinkIcteridae232025+473%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae232025-98%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae212025+14%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae172025+33%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae172025+880%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae162025+7%1969
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae122025-84%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+675%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae112002n/an/a
MallardAnatidae102025-15%1969
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae102025-45%1969
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae92025+360%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92025+300%1969
Northern PintailAnatidae82025-41%1971
European StarlingSturnidae82025+300%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+9%1969
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82009+700%1969
CanvasbackAnatidae82024-8%1990
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae72025+480%1975
DickcisselCardinalidae72023+107%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-32%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62019+500%2014
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+233%1972
Ruddy DuckAnatidae52015+25%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae5202514×1993
Black TernLaridae42014+138%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42025+275%1992

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.