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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
13Years Surveyed
1967–1999Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on South Dakota Lane
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 99 | 1999 | +105% | 1969 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 80 | 1999 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 67 | 1999 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 63 | 1999 | -20% | 1969 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 57 | 1999 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 53 | 1999 | +372% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 39 | 1999 | -24% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 38 | 1999 | +31% | 1969 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 32 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 22 | 1999 | -43% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 1999 | +800% | 1973 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 16 | 1999 | +550% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 16 | 1999 | -13% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 16 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 15 | 1999 | +53% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 1999 | +520% | 1970 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 1999 | +288% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 9 | 1999 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1999 | -31% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 1999 | +75% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 1999 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1999 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 1999 | +733% | 1973 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1999 | +700% | 1977 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1999 | +100% | 1985 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1999 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 6 | 1986 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 6 | 1999 | +463% | 1971 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 1999 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1986 | +400% | 1977 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | +27% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 1999 | -77% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 1999 | -67% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 1999 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1985 | +67% | 1970 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | +300% | 1985 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 1999 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1972 | -11% | 1968 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 3 | 1999 | +200% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.