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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17

Lark Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.

86Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1986Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Lark

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lark 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae321986-39%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae321986-59%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae211986-20%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae171986-44%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae131986-13%1970
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae121982-56%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae101986-13%1970
Northern PintailAnatidae71982+29%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae71986+150%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae71986+61%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae71986-18%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae61986+50%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae61978+129%1971
American RobinTurdidae61986+35%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae51986+50%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae51986-33%1970
House SparrowPasseridae51986+6%1970
Blue-winged TealAnatidae51982-15%1971
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae51982+20%1973
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae51982+400%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae51980n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae41981+0%1973
American CrowCorvidae31981+100%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae31986+22%1973
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae31986-65%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae31982+20%1971
Northern HarrierAccipitridae31986+67%1971
Burrowing OwlStrigidae31980+25%1971
Northern ShovelerAnatidae31982+67%1975
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae31982+21%1973
GadwallAnatidae31982+50%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae21974-33%1968
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae21981-25%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae21986-61%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae21982+33%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae21986-6%1970
American BitternArdeidae21982+0%1972
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae21986-11%1973
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae21986-60%1970
SoraRallidae21982-57%1972

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