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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 44 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 →
44Years 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
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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae174202467×1981
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1712024+54%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1442024-7%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae792024+128%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae652024+103%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae582024+25%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae382024+311%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae372024+933%1971
American RobinTurdidae372024+292%1970
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae272024-3%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae262024-66%1970
BobolinkIcteridae242024+306%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae242024+54%1970
Franklin's GullLaridae201968n/an/a
Bank SwallowHirundinidae202022+667%1975
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae192024+135%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae172024+415%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162024+50%2013
House SparrowPasseridae152024-56%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae142024-70%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+242%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae142024+529%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae142024+15%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024+89%1970
European StarlingSturnidae122024+467%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae112024-7%1970
Lesser ScaupAnatidae101987+400%1975
MallardAnatidae92024+94%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+117%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82023-4%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024+144%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82021+43%1971
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae72023-67%1970
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae72024+500%1981
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+100%1970
SoraRallidae52024+183%1970
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52024+13%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52016+275%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-55%1976
American White PelicanPelecanidae52017-69%2010

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