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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Lacreek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Lacreek

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lacreek 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2702023+112%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2302023-26%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1792023+104%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae1662023+73%1995
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae582023+99%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae512023+104%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae492023+616%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae432023-9%1995
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae382023+38%1997
American RobinTurdidae322023+140%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae272023+100%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242023+34%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae202023-78%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae192023-46%1995
European StarlingSturnidae182023+261%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142023-18%1995
Virginia RailRallidae14199714×1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132023+49%1995
Black TernLaridae132019n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122023+25%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112023-52%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae112023+130%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae92023-15%1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92022+17%1996
American CrowCorvidae92023+63%1997
American BitternArdeidae92023+175%2009
RedheadAnatidae92023+200%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82023-18%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82023+146%1995
MallardAnatidae72023-31%1995
GadwallAnatidae72023-11%1994
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62019+60%2009
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62023+0%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62009+500%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62023-18%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62022+23%2019
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52023+317%2006
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52023-84%2007
Ring-billed GullLaridae51996n/an/a
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42023+200%1994

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