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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Parshall Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2013Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Parshall

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Parshall 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1352013-54%1984
Tree SwallowHirundinidae105201117×1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae802013-4%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae752013-60%1984
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae602013-56%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae542013+9%1984
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae542013+720%1985
Lark BuntingPasserellidae492006-92%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae442013+43%1984
Horned LarkAlaudidae412013-74%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae392013-13%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342013-37%1984
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae272013+307%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae262013+36%1984
MallardAnatidae252013+0%1984
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae252013+370%1984
BobolinkIcteridae232013+49%1984
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae222013+212%1984
Franklin's GullLaridae21199521×1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212013-63%1984
American White PelicanPelecanidae202005+186%1986
Ring-billed GullLaridae172013-56%1984
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162013+52%1985
Northern PintailAnatidae152013-43%1984
American RobinTurdidae152013+30%1984
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae132013+95%1984
Blue-winged TealAnatidae122013+63%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae122013+0%1984
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae112011+350%1985
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae102013+88%1985
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae92013-13%1984
European StarlingSturnidae82006+40%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae82013+357%1984
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72013+200%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62013+204%1984
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae62013+633%1989
Northern ShovelerAnatidae52013+183%1984
WilletScolopacidae52013+75%1984
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52011+38%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae52008+400%2004

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