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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Lacreek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on South Dakota Lacreek

Top 40 of 118 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2072025-12%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1842025+138%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae1312025+37%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae1292025+96%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae582025+779%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae562025+114%1995
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae522025+133%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae512025+83%1995
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae382023+38%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae292025-64%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae242025-15%1995
Lark BuntingPasserellidae242025-61%1995
BobolinkIcteridae212025+117%1995
American RobinTurdidae212025+154%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025+25%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae162025-73%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162025+69%2019
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae152025+75%1995
Virginia RailRallidae14199714×1996
Black TernLaridae132019n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122025-52%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+191%1995
House SparrowPasseridae112025-39%1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92022+17%1996
American CrowCorvidae92023+63%1997
American BitternArdeidae92023+175%2009
RedheadAnatidae92023+200%2019
European StarlingSturnidae82025+239%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82025-44%2019
GadwallAnatidae72023-11%1994
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae72025+117%2006
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae72025+140%2011
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62019+60%2009
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62025-11%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+15%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-5%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62009+500%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52023-84%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+44%1995
Ring-billed GullLaridae51996n/an/a

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