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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Kempton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2017Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Kempton

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kempton 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 BlackbirdIcteridae712017-7%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae592017+37%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae40201711×1969
American CrowCorvidae322017+56%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302017-8%1969
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae302017+19%1969
American RobinTurdidae272017+252%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae242017+38%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae232017-22%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212017+219%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae212013+340%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae202017+77%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae172017-24%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae172017-85%1969
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae152017+375%2006
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae142017+190%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122017-24%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae112017+81%1969
European StarlingSturnidae102016-89%1969
BobolinkIcteridae102017-66%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102017-55%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae92017+9%1969
Black TernLaridae91981+350%1976
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae82012-13%1972
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82017+120%1971
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82017+480%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72017-27%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72016+150%1988
Ring-billed GullLaridae62000+17%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62017+380%1974
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62017+200%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62010+300%1999
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52017+113%1969
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae42014+200%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae42017-75%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42017+23%1973
Brown ThrasherMimidae42017+0%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42017+142%1970
Blue JayCorvidae42017+75%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42017+100%1993

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