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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Lake George Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Lake George

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake George 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1152023-10%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae862023+341%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae802023-33%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae622023-7%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412023-38%1969
Red CrossbillFringillidae311981n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae29202317×1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae272023+9%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae262023-75%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae242006-49%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae212023+257%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae202023+11%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae182022+79%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae162023-23%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152016+0%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae152023+400%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae142023+340%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae142023+93%1970
Blue-winged TealAnatidae132023+137%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae132023+433%1981
GadwallAnatidae122023-17%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae12202315×1977
BobolinkIcteridae112023-83%1969
BuffleheadAnatidae112023+450%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae102023+5%1969
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae102023+188%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae102023+280%1970
American RobinTurdidae102023+500%1973
Eared GrebePodicipedidae102021-50%2000
Northern ShovelerAnatidae92022+90%1969
Northern PintailAnatidae92023-50%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92023+320%1972
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82023+0%1991
American GoldfinchFringillidae82023-47%1969
Black TernLaridae72023+84%1969
SoraRallidae72023+100%1969
European StarlingSturnidae72023+0%1969
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae72023-79%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae62023-85%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62023-20%1969

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