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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Lane Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

79Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1999Span
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Bird Species Found on South Dakota Lane

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lane 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
Common GrackleIcteridae991999+105%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae801999-65%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae671999-8%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae631999-20%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae571999+14%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae531999+372%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae391999-24%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae381999+31%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae321999n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae221999-43%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae171999+800%1973
BobolinkIcteridae161999+550%1969
House SparrowPasseridae161999-13%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae161999n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae151999+53%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae151999+520%1970
MallardAnatidae91999+288%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae91999+14%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae91999-31%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae91999+75%1970
American CrowCorvidae81999-29%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae81999-65%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae81999+733%1973
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae81999+700%1977
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae81999+100%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae61999-8%1969
Northern PintailAnatidae61986+0%1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae61999+463%1971
Blue JayCorvidae51999-33%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae51986+400%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae41999+27%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae41999-77%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae41999-67%1970
American RobinTurdidae41999-14%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae41985+67%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae41969n/an/a
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae41999+300%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31999-50%1969
Bell's VireoVireonidae31972-11%1968
Northern HarrierAccipitridae31999+200%1970

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