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 Recorded
44Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 174 | 2024 | 67× | 1981 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 171 | 2024 | +54% | 1970 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 144 | 2024 | -7% | 1970 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 79 | 2024 | +128% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 65 | 2024 | +103% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 58 | 2024 | +25% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 38 | 2024 | +311% | 1971 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 2024 | +933% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 37 | 2024 | +292% | 1970 | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 27 | 2024 | -3% | 1970 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 26 | 2024 | -66% | 1970 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | +306% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | +54% | 1970 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 20 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2022 | +667% | 1975 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | +135% | 1971 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2024 | +415% | 1970 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 16 | 2024 | +50% | 2013 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 2024 | -56% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | -70% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | +242% | 1970 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 14 | 2024 | +529% | 1977 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2024 | +15% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | +89% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2024 | +467% | 1980 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 2024 | -7% | 1970 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 10 | 1987 | +400% | 1975 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 2024 | +94% | 1971 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | +117% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2023 | -4% | 1970 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +144% | 1970 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 8 | 2021 | +43% | 1971 | |
| Baird's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2023 | -67% | 1970 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2024 | +500% | 1981 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Sora | Rallidae | 5 | 2024 | +183% | 1970 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 1970 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2016 | +275% | 1977 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -55% | 1976 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 5 | 2017 | -69% | 2010 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.