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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Geddes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Geddes

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Geddes 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1912025+71%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1612023+271%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae1362025+3%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae1052025+244%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae802025-7%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae542025+7%1969
American RobinTurdidae512025+569%1969
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae43199943×1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae342025-60%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-71%1969
Franklin's GullLaridae131988-73%1967
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+4%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025+214%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121974n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae122025-13%2003
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae102025+533%1974
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025+77%2016
American KestrelFalconidae92008+175%1997
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82025+150%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+375%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae8202513×1989
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+300%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-26%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52023+100%1992
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52018+20%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025+233%1974
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42018-76%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae41970n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae42023+25%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae42022-56%1993
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42012+300%2006
American White PelicanPelecanidae42023n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32025-29%1973
House SparrowPasseridae32025-76%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32012+180%2004
SoraRallidae31972n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32012+0%1990
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025-94%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+50%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32022+125%2004

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.