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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Montpelier Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Montpelier

Top 40 of 116 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2802024-5%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae1942024+312%1992
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae185202416×1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae442024+68%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae382024-44%1992
Black TernLaridae36202412×1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024-52%1992
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae352024+279%1992
Blue-winged TealAnatidae332024+577%1993
American White PelicanPelecanidae322024+118%2002
MallardAnatidae302024+80%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae292024-69%1992
Lark BuntingPasserellidae281993+817%1991
American RobinTurdidae272024+115%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae262024+214%1992
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae222024+385%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae212024-78%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae212024+31%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024+950%1994
GadwallAnatidae172024+400%1997
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae162024+200%1992
Ring-billed GullLaridae162024+125%1996
Eared GrebePodicipedidae162019+14%1998
House SparrowPasseridae142024-43%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024+4%1992
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae132001+229%1991
BobolinkIcteridae112024-64%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae102024+188%2002
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102011+267%2006
Franklin's GullLaridae102024-73%2014
Northern PintailAnatidae92024+280%1997
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92024+168%2002
American CootRallidae82024+45%1997
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82024-66%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024-59%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-61%1992
RedheadAnatidae72024+520%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72024+9%2003
Wood DuckAnatidae72024+18%2013
American GoldfinchFringillidae62023-46%1992

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