BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11
Lakota 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
9Years Surveyed
2010–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on North Dakota Lakota 2
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 196 | 2024 | -36% | 2012 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 127 | 2024 | -35% | 2012 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 116 | 2024 | -12% | 2012 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 92 | 2024 | +280% | 2012 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 85 | 2024 | +37% | 2012 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 49 | 2024 | -82% | 2012 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 47 | 2024 | -45% | 2012 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 41 | 2024 | -20% | 2012 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 39 | 2024 | +84% | 2012 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 30 | 2024 | +9% | 2014 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 30 | 2024 | +6% | 2012 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 30 | 2024 | +29% | 2012 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 29 | 2024 | +64% | 2012 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 28 | 2024 | -50% | 2012 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 27 | 2024 | -38% | 2012 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 25 | 2015 | +65% | 2012 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 25 | 2024 | -43% | 2012 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 25 | 2024 | -29% | 2012 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 22 | 2024 | -48% | 2012 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 19 | 2024 | -16% | 2012 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 18 | 2024 | -27% | 2012 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2024 | -32% | 2012 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 17 | 2024 | -49% | 2012 | |
| Canvasback | Anatidae | 14 | 2024 | +28% | 2012 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 13 | 2024 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 12 | 2024 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 12 | 2024 | -52% | 2012 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +100% | 2012 | |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 12 | 2024 | +140% | 2015 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Sora | Rallidae | 9 | 2024 | -50% | 2012 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 8 | 2023 | -25% | 2012 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -78% | 2012 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | -15% | 2012 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -52% | 2012 | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | +133% | 2012 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 6 | 2024 | +33% | 2014 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +180% | 2013 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 5 | 2024 | -27% | 2013 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | -21% | 2012 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.