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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1282025+280%1986
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1282025-8%1986
Lark BuntingPasserellidae882025+13%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae722025+67%1986
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62202526×1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae582025-30%1986
MallardAnatidae572025+168%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472025+12%1986
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae342025+339%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae272025+233%1992
American RobinTurdidae252025+237%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae202025+363%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192025+224%1986
House SparrowPasseridae182025-53%1986
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae152025-25%1989
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132025-2%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae122021-24%2006
BobolinkIcteridae112025+344%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102025+50%1988
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92025+33%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae72025+100%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+58%1986
European StarlingSturnidae62025-44%1987
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62019+200%2018
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+0%1986
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025+400%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-36%1986
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025+133%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+63%1986
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae42023+133%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+100%2008
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+67%2018
Short-eared OwlStrigidae32011-65%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025+40%1987
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae32025+433%1987
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-31%1988
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32021+125%1992
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+67%1990
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae32023+0%1989
Gray PartridgePhasianidae32023-62%1990

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