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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Lake George Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

127Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Lake George

Top 40 of 127 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1732022+7%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1022022-17%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae922022+422%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae612022+27%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae472022-26%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32202214×1972
Red CrossbillFringillidae311981n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae252022+16%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae242006-49%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae212022+150%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae212022+3%1969
MallardAnatidae202022+49%1969
Black TernLaridae192021+60%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae19202214×1977
Ring-billed GullLaridae182022+79%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152022-32%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152016+0%1970
House SparrowPasseridae142022+140%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae132022+53%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132022-12%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae112022-79%1969
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae112022+280%1973
Eared GrebePodicipedidae102021-50%2000
Northern ShovelerAnatidae92022+90%1969
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae92022+38%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae92022-39%1969
Franklin's GullLaridae92022-45%1972
American RobinTurdidae92022+600%1973
American CootRallidae82022-68%1969
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae82022-82%1969
GadwallAnatidae72022+7%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72022+220%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae62021+100%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae62022+180%1970
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae62021-20%1976
Northern PintailAnatidae52022-50%1969
CanvasbackAnatidae52019-44%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae52022-27%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae52021-20%1969
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52022+275%1969

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