BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17
Solen Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.
110Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
2005–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on North Dakota Solen
Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 120 | 2024 | -62% | 2007 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 93 | 2024 | -58% | 2007 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 83 | 2024 | -50% | 2007 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 61 | 2024 | +103% | 2007 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 57 | 2024 | -34% | 2007 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 47 | 2024 | -65% | 2007 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 45 | 2024 | -67% | 2007 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 43 | 2024 | -62% | 2007 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2024 | -25% | 2007 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | -51% | 2007 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 29 | 2024 | -74% | 2007 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 26 | 2024 | -78% | 2007 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 23 | 2024 | -14% | 2007 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2024 | -47% | 2007 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 16 | 2023 | +65% | 2009 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -43% | 2007 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +160% | 2007 | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 12 | 2024 | -21% | 2007 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | +15% | 2007 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | -37% | 2007 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2024 | +73% | 2007 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | -55% | 2007 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 10 | 2024 | +6% | 2012 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +238% | 2007 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +33% | 2007 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +14% | 2007 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | +100% | 2007 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +57% | 2007 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | -54% | 2007 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2024 | +92% | 2007 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | -30% | 2007 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +75% | 2007 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +5% | 2007 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -35% | 2007 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | +175% | 2010 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +100% | 2009 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2019 | +40% | 2008 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +186% | 2011 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2024 | +20% | 2011 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -16% | 2007 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.