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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Hazelrodt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Hazelrodt

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hazelrodt 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
American RobinTurdidae502024-47%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382024+64%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae292024+150%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae222024-49%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202024+88%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182024-38%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae182024+125%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182024-56%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024-12%1994
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae15202415×1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+31%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024-31%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82022+180%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82024+213%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+160%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024-33%1994
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-5%1994
American CrowCorvidae62024+50%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-84%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+30%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52024-55%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52024+200%2017
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42022-46%1994
OvenbirdParulidae42024-71%1994
Canada JayCorvidae32021+0%1998
Pine SiskinFringillidae32008-41%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32024-74%1994
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32024+0%1994
American KestrelFalconidae32024+67%2007
Cassin's FinchFringillidae32010+50%1994
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32023+100%2008
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32016n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22022+33%1998
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22024-29%1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22023+43%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae22024+117%1996
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22024-72%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022+50%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22019+0%2008
Song SparrowPasserellidae22024-33%1997

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