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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Douglas Crk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

132Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Douglas Crk

Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Douglas Crk 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
Common GrackleIcteridae3222024+211%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2672024+55%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1822024+32%1984
Horned LarkAlaudidae1412024-30%1984
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae126202452×1984
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1022024-28%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae912024-78%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae852024+830%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae832024+14%1984
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae652024+911%1985
Ring-billed GullLaridae442024+319%1984
Western KingbirdTyrannidae402024+54%1984
American RobinTurdidae392024+258%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae382024+62%1984
MallardAnatidae172024-26%1984
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae172024+833%1984
House SparrowPasseridae172024-90%1984
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae132024+17%1984
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae122024+150%1984
Franklin's GullLaridae122023-20%1989
BobolinkIcteridae112024-33%1984
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae112024+48%1984
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024+177%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae102024-39%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-76%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024+650%1989
GadwallAnatidae82024-20%1984
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+425%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+175%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024+380%1986
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+500%1984
California GullLaridae72024+400%1997
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae72024+19%1984
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae72023+533%1992
Western GrebePodicipedidae72019+267%1997
Northern ShovelerAnatidae62023+367%1987
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62024+21%1984
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62023-13%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+35%1984
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52024+136%1984

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