BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11
Cooperstown Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 143 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
143Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1969–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on North Dakota Cooperstown
Top 40 of 143 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 395 | 2024 | +43% | 1971 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 280 | 2024 | 19× | 1976 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 207 | 2024 | 46× | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 127 | 2024 | +348% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 114 | 2024 | +176% | 1971 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 70 | 2024 | -52% | 1971 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 68 | 2024 | +156% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 65 | 2024 | -60% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 63 | 2024 | +381% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 45 | 2024 | +62% | 1971 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 42 | 2024 | +109% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 34 | 2024 | +105% | 1971 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | +226% | 1971 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | +77% | 1971 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 31 | 2024 | +2% | 1971 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 31 | 2024 | 30× | 1992 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 29 | 2024 | +700% | 1971 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2024 | +85% | 1971 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 22 | 2024 | +92% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | +108% | 1971 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 22 | 2024 | +580% | 1972 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | +20% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 2024 | +136% | 1971 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | +422% | 1976 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 2024 | +44% | 1971 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 17 | 2024 | +100% | 1971 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2024 | +656% | 1971 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 15 | 2024 | -16% | 1971 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | +686% | 1971 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | -4% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +180% | 1973 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 12 | 2023 | +325% | 1975 | |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | 11 | 2024 | +164% | 1971 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +58% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2024 | -44% | 1971 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | +492% | 1971 | |
| Baird's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2024 | +200% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 9 | 2024 | +11% | 1972 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +533% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.