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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17

Ft Yates Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 28 survey years, no longer active.

104Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2004Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Ft Yates

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ft Yates 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2622004-29%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1652004+426%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1622004+118%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1542004+60%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae1152004+221%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae762004-90%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae722004-3%1970
European StarlingSturnidae602004+963%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae51200418×1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae472004+224%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae422004+188%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae422004+457%1971
House SparrowPasseridae412004+21%1970
BobolinkIcteridae312004+435%1970
American White PelicanPelecanidae261980n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae232004+400%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae202004+320%1986
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae162004-88%1970
American RobinTurdidae162004+400%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122004-23%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae122004+300%1988
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102001-38%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae102004-56%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae82004+53%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae82004+91%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae72004+114%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae72004+333%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62004+122%1971
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae62004+333%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae52004+147%1970
MallardAnatidae42004+60%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42001-84%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42003-14%1970
Black TernLaridae41969n/an/a
Green-winged TealAnatidae41972n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42004+0%1996
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32003-60%1972
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32004+100%1990
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae31986+50%1974
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32003+133%1976

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