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BBS Route · North Dakota · BCR 17

Zap Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Dakota Zap

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Zap 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1642024+1%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae832024+741%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae792024+99%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae782024+161%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae772024+73%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae502024-39%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae452024-16%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae442024+288%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae422024+514%1998
American RobinTurdidae40202415×1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae31202411×1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae302024+106%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae292024+630%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae29202419×1974
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae242024-56%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae202024+733%1978
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae162024+450%1969
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae142024+277%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae142024+175%1999
European StarlingSturnidae122024+700%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae102024+471%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102024-40%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024+4%1969
House SparrowPasseridae102024-70%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+163%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+106%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae92024+133%1992
BobolinkIcteridae82024+79%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+340%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+380%1977
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae62024+14%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+160%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+467%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-19%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024+156%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+486%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae52024-87%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae42024+50%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024+140%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42024-95%1969

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