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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Harding Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
46Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Harding

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Harding 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae6832025+134%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae2502025-15%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1182025+293%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae842025-59%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae652025+277%1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae56202519×1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025+118%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae46202518×1974
European StarlingSturnidae252016+107%1969
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae192025+150%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172025+164%1970
American White PelicanPelecanidae152016n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae142025-6%1969
Green-winged TealAnatidae142025+240%1977
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae132025+200%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae112025-53%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112025+620%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92025+800%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae82025+625%1969
BobolinkIcteridae82025+14%2012
Sprague's PipitMotacillidae62011+88%2002
Northern HarrierAccipitridae52025+100%1974
American KestrelFalconidae52025+80%1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+100%2009
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae52025+400%2010
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae52014n/an/a
GadwallAnatidae42017+17%1974
Lesser ScaupAnatidae41997+100%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+50%1976
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42002+17%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025-79%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42012+0%2001
Black TernLaridae31982+0%1967
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae32025-21%1969
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae32025-56%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025+42%1970
American RobinTurdidae32025+14%1971
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+33%1975
Eared GrebePodicipedidae31986+733%1978
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22019-71%1970

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