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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Forman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Forman

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Forman 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2902024-2%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae2292024+124%1970
MallardAnatidae742024+178%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae722024-2%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae542024+397%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024-11%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352024+22%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae322024+81%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae302024+136%1970
Black TernLaridae282024-9%1970
Blue-winged TealAnatidae282024-67%1970
GadwallAnatidae262024+96%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae232024-40%1970
American RobinTurdidae232024+183%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae232024+49%1986
Song SparrowPasserellidae202024+347%1970
BobolinkIcteridae192024-57%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-72%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae172024+96%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152024+378%1970
House SparrowPasseridae142024-41%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024+367%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+113%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024+150%1971
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae112015+0%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae112024-56%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024-17%1970
American White PelicanPelecanidae102024-32%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92024+282%1971
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae82024+58%1972
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae82024+283%1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72024+80%1972
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024-17%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72024-67%1970
Green-winged TealAnatidae72023+120%1978
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72010+100%2002
Northern ShovelerAnatidae62024+22%1970
SoraRallidae62024+129%1970
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62024+140%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae62024-20%1973

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