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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Loraine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on North Dakota Loraine

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Loraine 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1732019+11%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae962019-57%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae822019-31%1984
American RobinTurdidae482019+12%1984
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae462019+146%1984
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae452019+553%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae432019-44%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae342019-29%1984
Horned LarkAlaudidae342019-87%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae342019+261%1984
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae312019-75%1984
Franklin's GullLaridae282018-29%1984
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae272019+111%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae272019+104%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae232019-15%1984
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae222019+200%1984
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae182019+382%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae172019+363%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162019-63%1984
Warbling VireoVireonidae152019-22%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152019+188%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae122019+89%1984
BobolinkIcteridae122019-71%1984
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae112019+200%1984
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae11201914×1986
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102019+111%1984
House SparrowPasseridae102019-87%1984
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae92019+483%1997
MallardAnatidae82019-51%1984
Northern ShovelerAnatidae82014-9%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82019+433%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82016-57%1989
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82019+320%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72019-74%1984
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72019-91%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72019-82%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72019-33%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae52019+33%1989
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42019-64%1985
WilletScolopacidae42019-82%1984

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