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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 52 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1262024+23%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1092024+627%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae932024+63%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae822024+54%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae742024-36%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae662024-12%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae652024-64%1972
Franklin's GullLaridae602024+88%1972
House SparrowPasseridae602024-9%1972
American RobinTurdidae602024+120%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae492024+49%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae412024+379%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae342024+70%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024-6%1972
Black TernLaridae242008+740%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024+48%1972
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae222024+13%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae212024+390%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae202024+40%1972
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae172024+10%1972
MallardAnatidae142024-22%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae142024+540%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024-42%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132024+46%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024+533%1981
BobolinkIcteridae112024-64%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024+78%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+300%1976
American White PelicanPelecanidae102022-86%1993
American CrowCorvidae92018-63%1972
SoraRallidae92024+175%1987
House FinchFringillidae92016+160%2003
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82024+0%1972
European StarlingSturnidae72024+125%1972
Green-winged TealAnatidae72024+75%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62024+0%1972
Lark BuntingPasserellidae61988-81%1972
GadwallAnatidae62024+64%1984
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62012n/an/a
Gray PartridgePhasianidae52007+0%1982

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