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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17

Solen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Solen

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Solen 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1102025-67%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae902025-51%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae762025-58%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472025-64%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae452025+82%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae372025-60%2007
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae272025-68%2007
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae272025-46%2007
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae272025-30%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae262025-34%2007
House SparrowPasseridae262025-72%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae232025-73%2007
European StarlingSturnidae232025+127%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192025-25%2007
BobolinkIcteridae182025-44%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae162025-15%2007
American RobinTurdidae152025+15%2007
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132025-50%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025+113%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112025+69%2012
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025+250%2007
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+56%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-54%2007
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae72025-32%2007
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae72025+200%2010
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025-89%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-39%2007
Lark BuntingPasserellidae62025-98%2007
Northern HarrierAccipitridae52024-30%2007
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025-53%2007
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52025+140%2007
DickcisselCardinalidae52025-33%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+0%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+75%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52019+40%2008
Northern PintailAnatidae52025-44%2011
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025+120%2013
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae52025-39%2011
MallardAnatidae42025+71%2009
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+63%2007

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