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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Lane 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2014Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Lane 2

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lane 2 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1272014+69%2005
Common GrackleIcteridae1092014+125%2005
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae652014-2%2005
Barn SwallowHirundinidae642014+47%2005
Mourning DoveColumbidae602014+38%2005
DickcisselCardinalidae502014+117%2005
American RobinTurdidae432014+98%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae312014+7%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae302014-61%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272014+62%2005
BobolinkIcteridae252014+24%2005
KilldeerCharadriidae222014+83%2005
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae222014+55%2005
House SparrowPasseridae192014+9%2005
American GoldfinchFringillidae172014+30%2005
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae152014+29%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152014+38%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae152014-49%2005
Orchard OrioleIcteridae142014-47%2005
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132014-46%2005
Western KingbirdTyrannidae112014-22%2005
Common YellowthroatParulidae112014-56%2005
European StarlingSturnidae92014+177%2005
MallardAnatidae82014-33%2005
Blue-winged TealAnatidae72013+81%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae72014+0%2005
GadwallAnatidae72014+225%2007
American CootRallidae72010+250%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae62008n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52014+14%2006
American BitternArdeidae42010+75%2005
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42014+0%2010
Warbling VireoVireonidae42014+50%2006
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42014+57%2007
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42014-60%2013
American CrowCorvidae32010-20%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae32014+240%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32009+0%2007
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae32013+25%2010
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae22008-50%2000

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