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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Fort Pierre Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Fort Pierre

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fort Pierre 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1472024-74%1970
Franklin's GullLaridae1001998n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae612024+209%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae532024+62%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae522024+55%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae46202415×1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432024-30%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92024+59%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-60%1970
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae72023+25%2005
European StarlingSturnidae62022+80%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae62024-72%1972
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024+133%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-45%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae41999-49%1970
American WigeonAnatidae42018+40%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae42013+167%2000
American RobinTurdidae42024+267%2009
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32024+60%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-38%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024-33%1972
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32022-97%1970
Northern PintailAnatidae32019+200%2005
House SparrowPasseridae32023-23%1971
BobolinkIcteridae32014+14%1986
American CrowCorvidae32010+200%1999
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32024-56%2015
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22024+0%1972
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22024+14%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22023-14%1974
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22015-20%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae22023-33%1971
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae22024+0%1975
Green-winged TealAnatidae22024+100%1971
Short-eared OwlStrigidae22008-74%1978
Sprague's PipitMotacillidae21973n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae22012+100%1979
Forster's TernLaridae21998+100%1986
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae21995n/an/a
Ruddy DuckAnatidae22006+100%1998

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