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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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 PheasantPhasianidae7102025219×1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2752025+180%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae1372025+462%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae1282025+24%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1242025+153%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1082025+272%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92202516×1970
House SparrowPasseridae672025+711%1970
American RobinTurdidae602025+448%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae542025+388%2003
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52202522×1974
BobolinkIcteridae472025+563%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae412025+166%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae312025+100%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae24202511×1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae232025+170%1970
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae182025+680%2001
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae172025+900%1973
Franklin's GullLaridae152025+67%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+35%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae14202525×1970
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae132025-67%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025+500%1970
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae132025+400%1972
European StarlingSturnidae13202525×1977
Northern ShovelerAnatidae132022+550%2010
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+420%1995
Gray PartridgePhasianidae112025+388%1975
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+156%2000
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92025-46%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+400%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+150%2015
American White PelicanPelecanidae92024n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae82025+633%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+100%2001
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72025-11%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+283%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+433%1972
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52025+325%1980
GadwallAnatidae52025+40%2015

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