Species · South Dakota · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Bald Eagle Population Trend in South Dakota
Bald Eagle in South Dakota has surged: up 664% on the route-weighted index since 2009.
+664%Since 2009
18Routes In State
14Years
Notable Bald Eagle Trends in South Dakota
long arc increasecomputed index
Bald Eagle has surged in South Dakota: up 664% on the route-weighted index since 2009.
Bald Eagle Survey Routes in South Dakota
| Volga | 2 | 2024 | 2013 |
| Wilmot | 2 | 2024 | 2017 |
| Veblen | 2 | 2023 | 2009 |
| Forbes | 2 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Fort Pierre | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Tripp | 1 | 2023 | 2016 |
| Howard | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Reva | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Rockyford | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Raymond | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Ardmore | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Broadland | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
| Lacreek | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
| White River | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Ft Thompson | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Britton | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Gettysburg | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Volunteer | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
Bald Eagle Population Trend in Other States
alabamaalaskaarizonaarkansascaliforniacoloradoconnecticutdelawarefloridageorgiaidahoillinoisindianaiowakansaskentuckylouisianamainemarylandmassachusettsmichiganminnesotamississippimissourimontananebraskanevadanew-hampshirenew-jerseynew-mexiconew-yorknorth-carolinanorth-dakotaohiooklahomaoregonpennsylvaniasouth-carolinatennesseetexasutahvermontvirginiawashingtonwest-virginiawisconsinwyoming
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.