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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 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Lakota 2 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1962024-36%2012
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae1272024-35%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae1162024-12%2012
Ring-billed GullLaridae922024+280%2012
Black TernLaridae852024+37%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae492024-82%2012
MallardAnatidae472024-45%2012
Blue-winged TealAnatidae412024-20%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024+84%2012
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae302024+9%2014
RedheadAnatidae302024+6%2012
American RobinTurdidae302024+29%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292024+64%2012
Ruddy DuckAnatidae282024-50%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272024-38%2012
Franklin's GullLaridae252015+65%2012
GadwallAnatidae252024-43%2012
American CootRallidae252024-29%2012
Rock PigeonColumbidae222024-48%2012
American White PelicanPelecanidae192024-16%2012
Northern PintailAnatidae182024-27%2012
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae182024-32%2012
Northern ShovelerAnatidae172024-49%2012
CanvasbackAnatidae142024+28%2012
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae132024+0%2012
Lesser ScaupAnatidae122024+0%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae122024-52%2012
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae122024+100%2012
Eared GrebePodicipedidae122024+140%2015
House SparrowPasseridae102024+0%2012
SoraRallidae92024-50%2012
Horned LarkAlaudidae82023-25%2012
BobolinkIcteridae82024-78%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-15%2012
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024-52%2012
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae72023+133%2012
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62024+33%2014
Green-winged TealAnatidae52024+180%2013
American AvocetRecurvirostridae52024-27%2013
European StarlingSturnidae52024-21%2012

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