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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 56 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae2472025+7%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae2042025+145%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1322025+22%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae572025+22%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae482025+112%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae412025+151%1970
American RobinTurdidae402025+296%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae362025+376%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae332025+400%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae312025-37%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302025+110%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272025+36%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae232024+49%1986
MallardAnatidae192025+50%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae192025+200%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+456%1970
GadwallAnatidae172025+135%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae152025+92%1970
BobolinkIcteridae142025-46%1970
American White PelicanPelecanidae132025+14%2004
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae112015+0%1970
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae112025+78%1970
Blue-winged TealAnatidae102025-61%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025+8%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92025-56%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+275%1972
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae92025+350%1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82025+120%1972
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+200%2002
Green-winged TealAnatidae72023+120%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+122%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-29%1971
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72025+75%2005
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62024+140%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-72%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62025+0%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+140%1993
RedheadAnatidae52025-53%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae52025-45%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+27%1970

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