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Gettysburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Gettysburg

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gettysburg 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
MallardAnatidae1372023+407%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1352023-44%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae1152023+128%1971
Franklin's GullLaridae1002023-44%2019
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae942023-60%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae812023+905%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae582023+158%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae552023+172%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae442023+89%1971
Northern PintailAnatidae412023+194%1971
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae402023+63%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae362023-5%1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae332023+240%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae302023-32%1971
BobolinkIcteridae202023+280%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae202023-3%1971
American CootRallidae172023-59%1972
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae132023+289%2010
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae132023+467%1993
American RobinTurdidae122023+282%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112023+140%1971
GadwallAnatidae112023-19%1997
Blue-winged TealAnatidae102023+36%1971
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae92023+360%1997
American AvocetRecurvirostridae92023+200%2019
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82023+300%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae82023-9%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae72022+15%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae62023+300%1973
Green-winged TealAnatidae62019+75%2009
SoraRallidae62023+113%1997
Lesser ScaupAnatidae62000n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62023+100%2011
Black TernLaridae52023-79%1972
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae5202316×1974
American White PelicanPelecanidae51992n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae52023+200%1997
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae52009n/an/a
American BitternArdeidae42023+0%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42023-46%1971

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