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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Broadland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2017Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Broadland

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Broadland 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2892017+16%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae622017+19%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae582017+122%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae552017-63%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae552017-21%1969
American RobinTurdidae422017+820%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae262017+195%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae242014+12%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae222012+214%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae212017-50%1969
Ruddy DuckAnatidae202009+109%2007
American CootRallidae192012+900%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152017+19%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae142012-58%2006
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132014+50%1969
Northern ShovelerAnatidae132013+310%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae101969n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae92014-53%1969
Franklin's GullLaridae91969n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72017-48%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72014+395%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62014-12%1969
SoraRallidae62010+200%2001
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62014+10%2001
House FinchFringillidae62009+100%2000
MallardAnatidae5201711×1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52017+43%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52014-29%1970
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae52012-46%2001
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52017-82%2001
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41989n/an/a
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae42014-5%2002
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42012+300%2000
American AvocetRecurvirostridae42010+300%2000
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42013+300%2012
American CrowCorvidae32002+83%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae32017+350%1978
Lark BuntingPasserellidae31989-83%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae32014+233%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32017-37%1969

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