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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Crow Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Crow Creek

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crow Creek 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1282023-63%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1212023-38%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1082023+285%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae882023+64%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae562023+35%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae522023-14%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae442023+233%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae402023+2%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae322023+6%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae282023+50%1969
House SparrowPasseridae202019-34%1970
SoraRallidae192019+271%2008
BobolinkIcteridae152023+488%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152023+31%1969
Northern PintailAnatidae132019+164%2000
Ruddy DuckAnatidae132010n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae102023-77%1969
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae102023-91%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92023-32%1969
American RobinTurdidae92023+178%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92022+4%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae82023+550%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72023+280%1973
MallardAnatidae62023-38%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae61990+200%1968
American BitternArdeidae62019+29%2008
GadwallAnatidae52023+75%2006
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52023+29%2017
American CootRallidae52019-33%2010
Blue JayCorvidae42023+17%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023+120%1970
Short-eared OwlStrigidae41973n/an/a
CanvasbackAnatidae42019-20%2010
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023+10%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023+0%2006
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32022+67%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32023-11%2009
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae32010+200%2009
American WigeonAnatidae32019+200%2011
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32021-73%2011

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