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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 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Solen

Top 40 of 110 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1202024-62%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae932024-58%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae832024-50%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae612024+103%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae572024-34%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472024-65%2007
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae452024-67%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae432024-62%2007
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae362024-25%2007
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae322024-51%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae292024-74%2007
House SparrowPasseridae262024-78%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae232024-14%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae182024-47%2007
MallardAnatidae162023+65%2009
BobolinkIcteridae142024-43%2007
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae142024+160%2007
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae122024-21%2007
American RobinTurdidae122024+15%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-37%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+73%2007
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102024-55%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102024+6%2012
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92024+238%2007
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024+33%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae92024+14%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae92024+100%2007
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72024+57%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-54%2007
European StarlingSturnidae62024+92%2007
Northern HarrierAccipitridae52024-30%2007
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+75%2007
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52024+5%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024-35%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52023+175%2010
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+100%2009
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52019+40%2008
GadwallAnatidae52024+186%2011
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42024+20%2011
DickcisselCardinalidae42024-16%2007

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