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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae912025-39%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025-24%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae452025-3%1975
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae452025+86%1975
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae412025+117%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae402025+157%1975
American CrowCorvidae352025+195%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae332025+13%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302025+31%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae262025+262%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae242025-61%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222025+262%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae212025-36%1975
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae202025+321%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae192025+520%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae192025+12%1975
American RobinTurdidae192025+18%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-58%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae152025+288%1975
BobolinkIcteridae132025+150%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+229%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+275%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+400%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+100%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae92025-48%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-19%1975
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+83%1975
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+118%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+146%1982
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82024-14%1990
Common TernLaridae81997n/an/a
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+163%1981
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-44%1975
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62025+375%1984
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62006+133%1983
Blue JayCorvidae52025+283%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+300%1976
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae52025+350%1979
Northern PintailAnatidae52024-33%1978
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52025+275%1980

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