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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 11

Stanley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Stanley

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stanley 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 BlackbirdIcteridae992025-33%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae892025+54%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae842025+5%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae812025-40%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae522025+693%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae442025-75%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432025+15%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae432024+264%1978
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae312025-54%1969
American RobinTurdidae31202512×1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae282025+104%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae232022-46%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae192025+59%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae182025+200%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+217%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+850%1970
BobolinkIcteridae172025-42%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172025+418%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+267%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae14202520×1970
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae142024n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+0%1969
American CrowCorvidae92025-30%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-45%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-21%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae92021+33%1981
Northern PintailAnatidae82024-77%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-30%1969
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae82025+12%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+78%1969
Ruddy DuckAnatidae82013+67%2002
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72025-6%1969
Northern ShovelerAnatidae62022+167%1970
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62021-65%1969
European StarlingSturnidae62024-10%1981
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62025+62%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+450%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025+155%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025+7%1978
Lesser ScaupAnatidae52022+60%1979

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