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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17

Dunn Center Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

126Species 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 →
45Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Dunn Center

Top 40 of 126 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dunn Center 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1842025+75%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1402025-3%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae972025+151%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae97202561×1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae832025+126%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae732025+56%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae672025+188%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae512025+289%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae392025+858%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae332025+485%1970
House SparrowPasseridae272025-41%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae262025-71%1970
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae262025+16%1970
BobolinkIcteridae222025+328%1970
Franklin's GullLaridae201968n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae202025-59%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae202022+667%1975
American RobinTurdidae192025+263%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172025+82%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162024+50%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+7%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+300%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae122025+89%1971
Lesser ScaupAnatidae101987+400%1975
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82025+486%1977
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae72023-67%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-9%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+122%1970
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae72025+433%1981
MallardAnatidae62025+71%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62025-58%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-54%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+140%2019
SoraRallidae52024+183%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+100%1978
Lark BuntingPasserellidae52025-98%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-56%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52016+275%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-55%1976
American White PelicanPelecanidae52017-69%2010

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