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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17

Golva Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2023Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Golva

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Golva 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1562023-10%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae742023+189%1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae682023-36%1986
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae64202327×1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae522023+276%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae502023+9%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae492023+37%1986
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae382023+235%1988
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae232023+48%1986
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae222023+71%1995
House SparrowPasseridae202023-47%1986
American RobinTurdidae202023+179%1986
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae182023-25%1989
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae172023+567%1987
BobolinkIcteridae122023+333%1996
Lark BuntingPasserellidae122023-46%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae122021-24%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae112023+92%1986
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae82021+120%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae82023+167%1992
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae72023+40%1987
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62019+200%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023+125%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52023+33%1986
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023+60%1987
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52023+50%1986
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52023+267%1991
MallardAnatidae42023-20%1987
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae42023+133%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022+100%2017
Short-eared OwlStrigidae32011-65%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32023-18%1986
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023-13%1986
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32023+167%1996
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32021+125%1992
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32023+14%1988
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae32023+0%1989
Gray PartridgePhasianidae32023-62%1990
Gray CatbirdMimidae32023+0%1996
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32023+42%2007

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