BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17
French Creek Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.
79Species Recorded
11Years Surveyed
1995–2005Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on South Dakota French Creek
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 222 | 2005 | -36% | 1997 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 54 | 2005 | -31% | 1997 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 42 | 2004 | +393% | 1999 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 33 | 2005 | +216% | 1997 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2005 | +146% | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 13 | 2005 | -38% | 1997 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 12 | 2005 | +0% | 1997 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 12 | 2001 | -20% | 1998 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2005 | +11% | 1998 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2005 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2005 | -48% | 1997 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 9 | 2005 | -52% | 1997 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2005 | -43% | 1997 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2005 | +700% | 2004 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 6 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2005 | -39% | 1997 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2005 | -67% | 1997 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 4 | 2004 | -9% | 1997 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2003 | -29% | 1997 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2005 | -13% | 1997 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2003 | +14% | 1997 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2005 | -33% | 1997 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2005 | +80% | 1997 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2005 | -18% | 1997 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2005 | +0% | 1999 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2005 | +29% | 1997 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2004 | +133% | 1997 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2005 | +67% | 2002 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2005 | -70% | 1999 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2005 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 3 | 2005 | +200% | 1999 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 2 | 2002 | -62% | 1997 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 2 | 1999 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2005 | +46% | 1997 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 2 | 2003 | +13% | 1997 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2005 | +13% | 1997 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 2 | 2001 | -57% | 1998 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2005 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 2 | 2000 | -33% | 1997 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 1997 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.