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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Ardmore Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Ardmore

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ardmore 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1282019-23%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1022019+72%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae392019+618%1979
Lark BuntingPasserellidae282019-85%1979
American CrowCorvidae20201613×2002
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae182019+3%1979
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae172019+6%1979
Horned LarkAlaudidae172019-74%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae142019-53%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae122019-49%1979
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122019-59%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae112019+4%1979
DickcisselCardinalidae102019+733%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92019+10%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92019-62%1979
Wood DuckAnatidae92016+120%1996
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82019+456%2013
GadwallAnatidae72019+213%1979
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72019+27%1979
American CootRallidae62019+0%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62003-48%1982
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62015+200%1994
American White PelicanPelecanidae62019-20%2006
American RobinTurdidae52019-43%1979
RedheadAnatidae52019-13%1991
MallardAnatidae42019-73%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42019-26%1979
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae41993n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32019-10%1979
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32016+0%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae32019+29%1979
House SparrowPasseridae32016-52%1979
Brown ThrasherMimidae32019-50%1979
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32018+240%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae31997+33%1984
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32019+225%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31995+200%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae32016-29%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae32010n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32015+50%2013

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