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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Sheyenne Lk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 134 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

134Species 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 →
40Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Sheyenne Lk

Top 40 of 134 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sheyenne Lk 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 BlackbirdIcteridae5802024+91%1985
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae1582024-36%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae1542024+77%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1222024+86%1985
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae932024+993%1986
MallardAnatidae852024+160%1985
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae722024+763%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae682024+336%1992
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae632024-20%1985
BobolinkIcteridae612024+487%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae582024+246%1985
Blue-winged TealAnatidae462024+265%1985
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae452024+98%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae412024+85%1985
Lark BuntingPasserellidae391993+213%1988
GadwallAnatidae362024+35%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024-40%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae352024+958%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae322024-49%1985
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae312024+494%1989
Black TernLaridae302024+126%1985
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae302024+162%1985
American White PelicanPelecanidae262024+7%1985
American RobinTurdidae262024+105%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae232024+324%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024-31%1985
Franklin's GullLaridae232022+34%1988
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae222024+165%1986
Western KingbirdTyrannidae222024+22%1985
RedheadAnatidae212024+28%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae212024+244%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae202024+45%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192024-7%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae172024-20%1985
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae152024-30%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152024+491%1985
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae152024+275%1986
CanvasbackAnatidae142024+186%1987
Lesser ScaupAnatidae142023+85%1987
Northern ShovelerAnatidae132024-2%1987

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