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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Edgeley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Edgeley

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Edgeley 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 GrackleIcteridae2312025+404%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1972025+11%1983
MallardAnatidae1212025+282%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1012025+135%1983
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae862025+522%1983
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae84202524×1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae692025+50%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae662025-12%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae542025+182%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae532025+172%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422025+33%1983
American RobinTurdidae372025+268%1983
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae372025+96%2008
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae362025-65%1983
Eared GrebePodicipedidae352019+30%2010
GadwallAnatidae302025+173%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302025+305%1983
Northern PintailAnatidae292025+5%1983
Ruddy DuckAnatidae29202315×1996
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae282025+654%1996
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae242025+367%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025+51%1983
Ring-billed GullLaridae192025+34%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025+379%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae172025+211%1983
House SparrowPasseridae152025-43%1983
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae142025+629%1985
BobolinkIcteridae132025+90%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025+517%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+127%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-16%1983
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae92025+325%1987
Lesser ScaupAnatidae92022+233%2019
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+71%2022
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025+46%2007
American White PelicanPelecanidae82025+13%2010
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+200%1984
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-41%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+123%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+211%1983

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