BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17
Dickinson Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.
111Species Recorded
49Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
11Observers
Bird Species Found on North Dakota Dickinson
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 432 | 2024 | 184× | 1971 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 324 | 2024 | +172% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 160 | 2024 | +144% | 1970 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 131 | 2024 | +20% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 118 | 2024 | +408% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 94 | 2024 | +618% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 94 | 2024 | 25× | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 87 | 2024 | +281% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 73 | 2024 | 13× | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 63 | 2024 | +410% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 61 | 2024 | +77% | 1970 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 56 | 2024 | +554% | 1970 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 56 | 2024 | 21× | 1974 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 55 | 2024 | +238% | 2003 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 54 | 2024 | +155% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 28 | 2023 | 21× | 1995 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 27 | 2024 | +137% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 27 | 2024 | 27× | 1970 | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 20 | 2024 | -70% | 1970 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2024 | 11× | 1973 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2024 | +490% | 1972 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 17 | 2024 | +720% | 1973 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 14 | 2024 | -3% | 1970 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 13 | 2022 | +550% | 2010 | |
| Gray Partridge | Phasianidae | 12 | 2024 | +413% | 1975 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +529% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +367% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | +65% | 1970 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 9 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 9 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | 11× | 1972 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +300% | 1980 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +400% | 1995 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | +160% | 2015 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +233% | 1999 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 6 | 2024 | +700% | 1997 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | -71% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Sprague's Pipit | Motacillidae | 5 | 2024 | +75% | 1972 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 4 | 2022 | -25% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.