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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2022Span
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 SwallowHirundinidae5552022+130%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2962022-36%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae2762022-8%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae1662022-27%1990
Ruddy DuckAnatidae902022+780%1990
RedheadAnatidae532022+142%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae492022-78%1990
MallardAnatidae472022+161%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae462022-83%1990
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae452022+74%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae402022+256%2000
Blue-winged TealAnatidae392022+51%1990
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae372022+28%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae372022-74%1990
GadwallAnatidae322022-37%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae282022-60%1990
Northern ShovelerAnatidae262022+237%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212022-81%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae212022-54%1990
Ring-billed GullLaridae202022+671%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae202022-93%1990
House SparrowPasseridae182022-91%1990
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae172019+400%1990
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae172022-66%1990
Black TernLaridae16202213×1996
Northern PintailAnatidae142022+0%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae142022+105%1990
American RobinTurdidae142022+19%1990
Eared GrebePodicipedidae122022-22%1991
Western GrebePodicipedidae102022-58%1990
American White PelicanPelecanidae102022-59%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae102022+329%1990
SoraRallidae92022+167%1990
Common TernLaridae81989n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae82022+70%1992
DickcisselCardinalidae82022+29%1992
American CootRallidae72022+64%1993
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae72022-72%1990
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72022+155%1990
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62022-50%1990

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