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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Elk Mountain Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

60Species 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 →
1992–2004Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Elk Mountain

Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elk Mountain 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
American RobinTurdidae1162004+163%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae582004+12%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae462004+64%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae342004+49%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae322004+30%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae302004+5%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252004+182%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae202004+164%1994
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae182001+12%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae182004+0%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae162004-18%1994
American CrowCorvidae152004+119%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132004+57%1994
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae112004+29%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae92004+50%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92004+122%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae92004+12%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae92004-20%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82004+22%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72004+23%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae72004-18%1994
OvenbirdParulidae72004-14%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae72004+300%1996
White-throated SwiftApodidae72004+100%1997
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae52004-23%1994
Virginia's WarblerParulidae52001+25%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42004+100%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41993n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32004+200%2002
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22000+33%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22000+64%1995
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae21993n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22001+100%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22001-33%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae21998+100%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22004+0%1999
MallardAnatidae21995n/an/a
Cassin's FinchFringillidae21995n/an/a
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22004+50%2001
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22001+100%1999

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