BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11
Nash Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
33Years Surveyed
1980–2017Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on North Dakota Nash
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 396 | 2017 | 13× | 1982 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 65 | 2017 | +218% | 1982 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 61 | 2017 | -7% | 1982 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 29 | 2017 | +540% | 1982 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 29 | 2017 | -39% | 1982 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 28 | 2017 | -56% | 1982 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 27 | 2017 | -54% | 1982 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2017 | +92% | 1982 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2017 | -75% | 1982 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 22 | 2017 | +5% | 1982 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2017 | +13% | 1982 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2017 | -29% | 1982 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2017 | -73% | 1982 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2017 | +53% | 1982 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 10 | 2017 | +400% | 1983 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2017 | -79% | 1982 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2017 | -45% | 1982 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2017 | -87% | 1982 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2017 | -15% | 1982 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2016 | -59% | 1982 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2016 | +50% | 1982 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2016 | -75% | 1982 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2017 | +67% | 1983 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2016 | -58% | 1982 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2017 | -89% | 1982 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2016 | -22% | 1983 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2017 | -32% | 1982 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2016 | +9% | 1982 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2015 | +125% | 1989 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2010 | +0% | 1988 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2016 | -43% | 2013 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2015 | -30% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2017 | +100% | 1983 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2017 | +0% | 1982 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2017 | -29% | 1982 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2016 | +275% | 1983 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2017 | +114% | 1982 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1985 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 1999 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 3 | 2017 | +100% | 1988 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.