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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Lakota Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 34 survey years, no longer active.

118Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2009Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Lakota

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lakota 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1652009+1%1971
Franklin's GullLaridae992003+304%1971
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae982009-41%1971
Black TernLaridae572009-31%1971
MallardAnatidae512009+56%1971
RedheadAnatidae502009+256%1971
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae482009+318%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae452009+14%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae452009+217%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432009+122%1971
American CootRallidae402009-15%1971
Blue-winged TealAnatidae382009-65%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae352009-20%1971
Northern ShovelerAnatidae312009+87%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae302009+14%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae302009+70%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae262009+680%1971
Ruddy DuckAnatidae212009+19%1971
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae202009+460%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae202009-5%1993
GadwallAnatidae172009+80%1971
SoraRallidae172009+0%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae152009+54%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae152009+107%1971
Ring-billed GullLaridae132009-60%1971
BobolinkIcteridae122009-38%1971
Western GrebePodicipedidae122005-24%1999
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae112009+190%1971
Northern PintailAnatidae102009-52%1971
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae102009-48%1972
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae92009-7%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae92009+320%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82009-39%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72009-68%1971
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae52009+50%1971
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52009-36%1974
Green-winged TealAnatidae42009+25%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae42006+14%1989
Lesser ScaupAnatidae42008-6%1971
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae42009+25%1981

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