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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Buchanan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
48Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Buchanan

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Buchanan 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3382024-8%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2522024+26%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae2422024+174%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae1542024+201%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae922024+39%1969
Black TernLaridae732024+12%1969
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae732024+750%1969
MallardAnatidae672024-7%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae492024+125%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae462024-44%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae44202470×1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae432024+127%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae42202412×1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae402024+356%1969
Ruddy DuckAnatidae362024-9%1969
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae342024+68%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae312024+28%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae312024+80%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae312024+49%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae302024+117%1969
BobolinkIcteridae292024-36%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae29202412×1979
RedheadAnatidae272024+16%1969
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae262024+80%1969
American CootRallidae262024-81%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae262024+690%1978
Lark BuntingPasserellidae251992-12%1969
SoraRallidae242024+290%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae242024+813%1969
Northern ShovelerAnatidae212024+259%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212024+90%1969
American White PelicanPelecanidae212024-10%1973
American RobinTurdidae202024+820%1972
Ring-billed GullLaridae182024+351%1969
Lesser ScaupAnatidae182024+182%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+583%1969
GadwallAnatidae162024-48%1969
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae152024+380%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024+44%1969
CanvasbackAnatidae122024+123%1969

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