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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Eagle Butte Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2015Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Eagle Butte

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Eagle Butte 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1582015+396%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1402015+44%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae1352015+30%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1182015+257%2001
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1022015+139%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae672015-24%2001
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae642015-58%2001
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62201562×2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae60201513×2003
American CrowCorvidae592015+546%2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae452015+309%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae452015+168%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae432015+61%2001
MallardAnatidae422015+152%2003
Western KingbirdTyrannidae372015+444%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae352015+600%2006
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae34201534×2011
American RobinTurdidae312015+273%2001
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae282015+77%2001
BobolinkIcteridae262015+471%2005
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae252015+134%2001
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae25201513×2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae242015+87%2001
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae222015+211%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae182015+475%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae182015+214%2010
Bank SwallowHirundinidae152006n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae14201525×2005
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae14201514×2011
Blue-winged TealAnatidae132015+260%2005
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae92010-42%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae92015+140%2003
House SparrowPasseridae62013-71%2001
Sprague's PipitMotacillidae62015+500%2010
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52012+8%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52012+400%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42011+0%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae42001n/an/a
Northern ShovelerAnatidae42013n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32003+50%1990

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