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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Powers Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Powers Lake

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Powers Lake 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2632024+126%1985
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae802024+2%1985
Franklin's GullLaridae782023+200%2006
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae64202426×1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae622024+33%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae612024+190%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae462024-36%1985
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae422024+92%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae322024-63%1985
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae272024+107%1985
Black TernLaridae262024+60%1986
Northern PintailAnatidae232023+89%1986
American RobinTurdidae222024+307%1985
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae202024-22%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182024+63%1985
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae172024-9%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae152024+71%1985
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae152024+103%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae142024-5%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024-5%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024+850%1985
GadwallAnatidae102024+250%1985
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102024+19%1985
BobolinkIcteridae102024+62%1985
MallardAnatidae92024+21%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92023-4%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024-15%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+129%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024+108%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+123%1985
American CootRallidae82024-32%1986
American CrowCorvidae72023-52%1985
SoraRallidae72024+206%1986
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62024+150%1985
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae62024+100%1989
Ring-billed GullLaridae6202415×1993
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae52024-88%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52024-69%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+15%1989
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42022+33%1986

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