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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Buchanan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

132Species 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 →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Buchanan

Top 40 of 132 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3772025+4%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae2302025+166%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae2222025+258%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1412025+54%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae642025-14%1969
Black TernLaridae622025+12%1969
American White PelicanPelecanidae612025-14%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae57202521×1979
MallardAnatidae562025-11%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025+179%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae502025-43%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae432025+103%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae432025+79%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae392025+81%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae38202512×1969
BobolinkIcteridae352025-13%1969
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae352025+805%1969
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae342025+58%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae322025+352%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae29202537×1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae282025+71%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae272025+105%1969
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae262025+82%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae251992-12%1969
American RobinTurdidae24202512×1972
Blue-winged TealAnatidae222025-16%1969
SoraRallidae212025+255%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae212025+53%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025+775%1969
RedheadAnatidae202025+47%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae202025+640%1978
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae192025+52%1974
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae192025-7%1978
Ring-billed GullLaridae182025+397%1969
GadwallAnatidae182025-54%1969
Northern PintailAnatidae172025+50%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae172025-6%1969
European StarlingSturnidae162025-31%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025+700%1969
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+67%1969

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