BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11
Conde Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.
79Species Recorded
5Years Surveyed
1967–1984Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on South Dakota Conde
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 392 | 1984 | +505% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 364 | 1984 | +285% | 1968 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 217 | 1984 | +199% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 216 | 1984 | -30% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 196 | 1984 | +66% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 183 | 1984 | +249% | 1968 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 125 | 1984 | +36% | 1968 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 107 | 1984 | +282% | 1967 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 101 | 1984 | +150% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 98 | 1984 | +101% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 68 | 1984 | +318% | 1968 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 45 | 1984 | +114% | 1968 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 38 | 1984 | +9% | 1968 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 37 | 1984 | -37% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 36 | 1984 | +9% | 1968 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 34 | 1984 | +800% | 1968 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 33 | 1984 | +42% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 30 | 1984 | +32% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 15 | 1984 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 14 | 1984 | -39% | 1968 | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 14 | 1984 | -62% | 1968 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 14 | 1984 | -9% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 14 | 1984 | +133% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 13 | 1984 | +42% | 1968 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 13 | 1984 | +157% | 1969 | |
| Gray Partridge | Phasianidae | 11 | 1984 | 11× | 1983 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 11 | 1984 | n/a | n/a | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 10 | 1984 | +67% | 1967 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 1984 | +25% | 1968 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1984 | -56% | 1968 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 6 | 1984 | +50% | 1967 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 1984 | +50% | 1967 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 1984 | +67% | 1969 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 5 | 1984 | +25% | 1967 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 5 | 1984 | +125% | 1968 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 1984 | +0% | 1983 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 4 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1984 | +200% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.