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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 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 →
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.

Species recorded on the Dickinson 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
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae4322024184×1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae3242024+172%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1602024+144%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae1312024+20%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae1182024+408%1970
House SparrowPasseridae942024+618%1970
European StarlingSturnidae94202425×1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae872024+281%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae73202413×1970
American RobinTurdidae632024+410%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae612024+77%1970
BobolinkIcteridae562024+554%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae56202421×1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae552024+238%2003
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae542024+155%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae28202321×1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae272024+137%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae27202427×1970
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae202024-70%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae18202411×1973
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae182024+490%1972
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae172024+720%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae142024-3%1970
Northern ShovelerAnatidae132022+550%2010
Gray PartridgePhasianidae122024+413%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024+529%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+367%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+65%1970
Franklin's GullLaridae92013n/an/a
American White PelicanPelecanidae92024n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae8202411×1972
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72024+300%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024+400%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024+160%2015
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+233%1999
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62024+700%1997
MallardAnatidae52024-71%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+0%1975
Sprague's PipitMotacillidae52024+75%1972
Northern PintailAnatidae42022-25%1978

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