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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17

Tobacco Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2019Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Tobacco

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tobacco 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae982019+16%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae552018+31%1979
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae482019+103%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae412019+33%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae312019+61%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae292019+127%1971
BobolinkIcteridae28201912×1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae282019+573%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252019-19%1970
American RobinTurdidae25201911×1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222019+34%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae172019-70%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae122019+40%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112019-38%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae112019+106%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae102019+483%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae10201913×1970
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae102019+111%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae102019+300%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92019+125%1972
Lark BuntingPasserellidae92018-90%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae92006+44%1989
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92017+300%1992
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae82006+57%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82018+0%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae82019+109%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72019-34%1972
SoraRallidae72019+267%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae62019+267%1970
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62019+175%1975
American CrowCorvidae62019-30%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae62019-18%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62013+233%1976
MallardAnatidae52019-14%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52019+167%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52019-44%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52019+433%1978
Common TernLaridae51979+400%1973
California GullLaridae52006+250%1993
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42019+100%1970

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