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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Emerado Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

130Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Emerado

Top 40 of 130 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Emerado 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 BlackbirdIcteridae722024-36%1975
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae582024+61%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae502024-27%1975
MallardAnatidae472024+393%1976
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae412024+294%1976
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae402024+158%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae382024+380%1975
American RobinTurdidae382024+33%1975
American CrowCorvidae372024+176%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae372024+350%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae352024-53%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae352024+35%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae352024+204%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312024-7%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae262024-43%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae252024+19%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae252024+413%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252024+17%1975
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae212024+464%1975
BobolinkIcteridae182024+246%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024-52%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132024+173%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024-9%1975
Blue JayCorvidae122024+267%1975
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+100%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae102024-46%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024+267%1975
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82024-14%1990
Common TernLaridae81997n/an/a
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+140%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+150%1990
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae72024+650%1984
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+100%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+300%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+220%1980
SoraRallidae62024+300%1985
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62006+133%1983
American White PelicanPelecanidae62024-66%2010
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52024+100%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+186%1975

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