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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Cedar Pass Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Cedar Pass

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cedar Pass 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2742025-17%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2352025+100%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1642025+114%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae1482025+417%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae93202517×1969
Common GrackleIcteridae68202574×1972
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae582025+208%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae442025-56%1969
American White PelicanPelecanidae432025+150%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262025+860%1969
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae242010+575%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae212025+55%1969
White-throated SwiftApodidae201999+208%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae162025-48%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+280%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae132025+200%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae122025+47%1969
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae111980+144%1970
European StarlingSturnidae112022+267%1991
House SparrowPasseridae102025+20%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae102023-35%1977
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92025+39%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae92025-2%1969
Burrowing OwlStrigidae92025+150%1981
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82002+160%1983
MallardAnatidae72022-15%1969
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae62017+255%1969
American RobinTurdidae62025+150%1972
RedheadAnatidae61996+233%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+0%2016
American WigeonAnatidae52000+400%1968
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025+280%2004
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52016+0%2012
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42021+10%1973
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42025-86%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+63%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+75%1984
DickcisselCardinalidae32025-81%1970
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae31984-31%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32015+67%1982

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.