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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Laplant Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2015Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Laplant

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laplant 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 BlackbirdIcteridae702015-77%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae612015-63%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae592015-84%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae572015-32%1973
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae402015-18%1973
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae402015-55%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352015+29%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae312015-26%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae25201529×1978
American RobinTurdidae162015+257%1973
Lark BuntingPasserellidae142015-94%1973
Ring-billed GullLaridae141990n/an/a
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae12201513×2011
GadwallAnatidae112011+517%1978
MallardAnatidae92015+275%1973
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92015+117%1973
BobolinkIcteridae82015-26%1973
Northern PintailAnatidae82011+125%1978
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae81990n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae72015-82%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae72013-10%1974
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae71990n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62009n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52014-27%1973
American CrowCorvidae51990-88%1973
Brown ThrasherMimidae52011-20%1973
Ruddy DuckAnatidae52015+400%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42015-31%1973
European StarlingSturnidae42013+438%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae42013-67%2011
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42011n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae31999-21%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae32015+38%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32013-68%1973
House SparrowPasseridae32014-66%1973
SoraRallidae32011-20%1975
Baird's SparrowPasserellidae31974-50%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae31975+50%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32013-47%1990
American WigeonAnatidae32011+50%1975

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