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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Fort Pierre Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Fort Pierre

Top 40 of 97 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2102025-72%1970
Franklin's GullLaridae1001998n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae902025+214%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae77202517×1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025+51%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262025-34%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae212025+43%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae202025+153%1971
Lark BuntingPasserellidae182025-97%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae92025-76%1972
European StarlingSturnidae62022+80%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-45%1970
MallardAnatidae42025-36%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025-11%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae41999-49%1970
American WigeonAnatidae42018+40%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae42013+167%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-52%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-43%1970
Northern PintailAnatidae32019+200%2005
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32025+14%1971
House SparrowPasseridae32025-27%1971
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae32025+42%2005
BobolinkIcteridae32014+14%1986
American CrowCorvidae32010+200%1999
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32024-56%2015
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22024+0%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae22025-94%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22025-97%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22025-64%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22023-14%1974
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22015-20%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 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.