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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Edgeley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Edgeley

Top 40 of 118 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 GrackleIcteridae2992024+368%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2512024+27%1983
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae1922024+565%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1192024+22%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1042024+121%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae922024+26%1983
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae84202421×1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae722024-9%1983
Ring-billed GullLaridae722024+10%2003
American RobinTurdidae532024+288%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae452024+165%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae452024+155%1983
Eared GrebePodicipedidae352019+30%2010
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae342024-71%1983
House SparrowPasseridae312024-36%1983
Ruddy DuckAnatidae29202315×1996
MallardAnatidae282024+207%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae262024+264%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024+55%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae242024+226%1983
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae242024+515%1996
Franklin's GullLaridae232024+557%2003
GadwallAnatidae192024+136%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024+436%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae19202413×1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae162024+156%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae162024+583%1985
European StarlingSturnidae152024+363%1991
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024+73%1983
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae152024+800%1985
BobolinkIcteridae132024+121%1983
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132024+59%1983
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae122024+233%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024+2%1983
DickcisselCardinalidae122023+56%1988
Blue-winged TealAnatidae92024+187%1986
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92023-8%2008
Lesser ScaupAnatidae92022+233%2019
Northern PintailAnatidae82024-16%1983
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae82024+133%2011

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