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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Howard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Howard

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Howard 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2202025+68%1972
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae1252025+91%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae842025+5%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae842025-22%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae762025+77%1972
American RobinTurdidae732025+151%1972
House SparrowPasseridae712025-11%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae622025+467%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae612025-68%1972
Franklin's GullLaridae602024+88%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae522025+71%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502025+800%1973
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae302025+81%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae272025+3%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae262025+117%1972
Black TernLaridae242008+740%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae232025+51%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae222025+800%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025+440%1972
MallardAnatidae142025-16%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+867%1981
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025+867%2013
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025+122%1976
Wood DuckAnatidae122025+150%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025-32%1972
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112025-15%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025+60%1972
BobolinkIcteridae102025-51%1972
American White PelicanPelecanidae102022-86%1993
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae92025+16%1972
American CrowCorvidae92018-63%1972
SoraRallidae92024+175%1987
Green-winged TealAnatidae72024+75%1983
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+0%1972
Lark BuntingPasserellidae61988-81%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+300%1976
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62012n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae52025-29%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+4%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-8%1972

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