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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Powers Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Powers Lake

Top 40 of 123 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2162025+150%1985
Franklin's GullLaridae1192025+404%2006
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae86202527×1986
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae672025+129%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae632025+56%1985
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae622025-8%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae592025-28%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae322025+173%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae302025-70%1985
American RobinTurdidae302025+421%1985
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae242025+143%1985
Northern PintailAnatidae232023+89%1986
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae222025+100%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae212025+79%1985
Ring-billed GullLaridae21202514×1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae192025+44%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae172025-7%1985
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae172025-29%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025+146%1985
BobolinkIcteridae162025+29%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae142025+775%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae122025+70%1985
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+380%1990
MallardAnatidae102025-1%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-40%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+136%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92023-4%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+5%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+146%1985
GadwallAnatidae72025+145%1985
SoraRallidae62025+150%1986
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62025+146%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-72%1985
CanvasbackAnatidae52025+240%1995
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42025-29%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+11%1986
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae42025-90%1985
Northern ShovelerAnatidae42025-36%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+22%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+839%1995

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