BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17
Carson Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
101Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1988–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on North Dakota Carson
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 167 | 2024 | +17% | 1990 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 156 | 2024 | -47% | 1990 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 141 | 2024 | +75% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 115 | 2024 | -60% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 88 | 2024 | -12% | 1990 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 51 | 2024 | -16% | 1990 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 45 | 2024 | -27% | 1990 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 41 | 2024 | -47% | 1990 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2024 | -8% | 1990 | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 38 | 2024 | +248% | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 30 | 2024 | +111% | 1991 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | +608% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | +250% | 1991 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | +78% | 1990 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2024 | -39% | 1990 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 16 | 2024 | -72% | 1990 | |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Phasianidae | 15 | 2024 | +400% | 1991 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2021 | +471% | 1990 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 13 | 2024 | 13× | 1999 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 13 | 2024 | +77% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 13 | 2024 | -71% | 1990 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +383% | 1990 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 11 | 2024 | -46% | 1990 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2024 | +711% | 2007 | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2024 | +31% | 1992 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -98% | 1990 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +17% | 1998 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1992 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +33% | 2000 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2022 | +75% | 1998 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | -40% | 1990 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | -57% | 1991 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | -49% | 1990 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2024 | -82% | 1990 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | +38% | 1991 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +10% | 1992 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -75% | 1990 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2023 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1990 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1991 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.