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 Recorded
43Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 147 | 2024 | -74% | 1970 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 100 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 61 | 2024 | +209% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 53 | 2024 | +62% | 1970 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 52 | 2024 | +55% | 1970 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 46 | 2024 | 15× | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 43 | 2024 | -30% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +59% | 1971 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2024 | -60% | 1970 | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2023 | +25% | 2005 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2022 | +80% | 1972 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | -72% | 1972 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2024 | +133% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -45% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1999 | -49% | 1970 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 4 | 2018 | +40% | 1986 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2013 | +167% | 2000 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +267% | 2009 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +60% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 1972 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | -97% | 1970 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 3 | 2019 | +200% | 2005 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2023 | -23% | 1971 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 3 | 2014 | +14% | 1986 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2010 | +200% | 1999 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -56% | 2015 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2024 | +14% | 1971 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2023 | -14% | 1974 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2015 | -20% | 1971 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2023 | -33% | 1971 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2008 | -74% | 1978 | |
| Sprague's Pipit | Motacillidae | 2 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 2 | 2012 | +100% | 1979 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 2 | 1998 | +100% | 1986 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 2 | 2006 | +100% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.