BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17
Hayes Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.
76Species Recorded
35Years Surveyed
1989–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on South Dakota Hayes
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 164 | 2024 | +4% | 1991 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 118 | 2024 | -7% | 1991 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 67 | 2024 | -37% | 1991 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 60 | 2024 | +88% | 1991 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 51 | 2024 | -29% | 1991 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 50 | 2024 | -25% | 1991 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 46 | 2024 | -89% | 1991 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +167% | 1993 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2021 | -48% | 2005 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2024 | -72% | 1991 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +18% | 1992 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2021 | +467% | 2009 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 9 | 2024 | -67% | 1991 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 9 | 2001 | +300% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -49% | 1992 | |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | 7 | 2019 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2022 | +50% | 2018 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -24% | 1991 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2021 | +50% | 1996 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 4 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 4 | 2021 | +33% | 2001 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 4 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | -84% | 1991 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2022 | -74% | 1991 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2016 | -50% | 2002 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +57% | 1992 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -29% | 2009 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -25% | 2011 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 2 | 2024 | +120% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -63% | 1991 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -75% | 1991 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2017 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2024 | +129% | 1999 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 2024 | -39% | 1991 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2023 | -52% | 1994 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -29% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.