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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Braddock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

126Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Braddock

Top 40 of 126 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Braddock 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 SwallowHirundinidae5102023+197%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2632023-39%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae1812023-17%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae982023-32%1990
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae502023+49%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae502023+344%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae462023-84%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412023-80%1990
Blue-winged TealAnatidae352023+32%1990
Northern ShovelerAnatidae312023+276%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae302023+529%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae282023-78%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae282023-91%1990
House SparrowPasseridae242023-88%1990
RedheadAnatidae222023+150%1993
MallardAnatidae192023+94%1990
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae172023-65%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae142023-77%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae132023-57%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132023-5%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122023-65%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae122023-35%1990
GadwallAnatidae112023-48%1990
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae112023-60%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112023+63%1990
American RobinTurdidae112023-24%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae112023+150%1992
Western GrebePodicipedidae102022-58%1990
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae92023+257%1990
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae92023-6%1990
Black TernLaridae92023+780%1996
Northern PintailAnatidae82023+3%1991
SoraRallidae82023+133%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82023-87%1990
Common TernLaridae81989n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae72023-29%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72023-42%1990
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72023-95%1990
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72023+60%1990
American White PelicanPelecanidae52023-72%1997

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