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Lakota 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on North Dakota Lakota 2

Top 40 of 100 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2182025-39%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae1502025+13%2012
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae1232025-39%2012
Black TernLaridae892025+112%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae852025-81%2012
MallardAnatidae792025-27%2012
Ruddy DuckAnatidae492025-22%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae472025+116%2012
Rock PigeonColumbidae462025+27%2012
RedheadAnatidae402025+17%2012
Ring-billed GullLaridae392025+200%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae392025+134%2012
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae322025+28%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262025-51%2012
American White PelicanPelecanidae252025+55%2012
American CootRallidae232025-31%2012
Blue-winged TealAnatidae192025-17%2012
GadwallAnatidae182025-38%2012
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae182024-32%2012
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae152025+138%2013
Northern ShovelerAnatidae112025-48%2012
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae112025+300%2012
BobolinkIcteridae112025-56%2012
Northern PintailAnatidae102025-16%2012
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025-6%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-60%2012
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae82025-11%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-62%2012
CanvasbackAnatidae72025+50%2012
American AvocetRecurvirostridae72025-13%2013
Horned LarkAlaudidae72025-59%2012
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72025+94%2012
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024-52%2012
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae72025+60%2014
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae72023+133%2012
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62025-79%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-41%2012
American RobinTurdidae62025+10%2012
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae52025-7%2013
Green-winged TealAnatidae52024+180%2013

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