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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Montpelier Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Montpelier

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Montpelier 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3512025+26%1992
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae228202512×1992
Common GrackleIcteridae1282025+351%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae542025-43%1992
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae372025+338%1992
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae342025+554%1995
American White PelicanPelecanidae322024+118%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025-41%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae292025+218%1992
Lark BuntingPasserellidae281993+817%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae262025-77%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae262025+51%1992
MallardAnatidae232025+45%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae202025-67%1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025+55%1992
Blue-winged TealAnatidae182025+312%1993
American RobinTurdidae182025+123%1992
Eared GrebePodicipedidae162019+14%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152025+29%1992
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae142025+208%1992
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132001+229%1991
House SparrowPasseridae132025-45%1992
GadwallAnatidae132025+364%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025+233%1993
Bank SwallowHirundinidae122025+109%2003
Black TernLaridae102025+500%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102011+267%2006
Franklin's GullLaridae102024-73%2014
American AvocetRecurvirostridae102025+15%1999
BobolinkIcteridae92025-60%1992
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92025-53%1992
RedheadAnatidae82025+340%1997
American BitternArdeidae82025+75%1999
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae72025+18%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025+850%1994
American CootRallidae72025-29%1997
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72025+195%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-10%2002
European StarlingSturnidae62025+63%1992
DickcisselCardinalidae62018-36%1992

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