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 Recorded
15Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 70 | 2015 | -77% | 1973 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 61 | 2015 | -63% | 1973 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 59 | 2015 | -84% | 1973 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 57 | 2015 | -32% | 1973 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 40 | 2015 | -18% | 1973 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 40 | 2015 | -55% | 1973 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 2015 | +29% | 1973 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 31 | 2015 | -26% | 1973 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 25 | 2015 | 29× | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 16 | 2015 | +257% | 1973 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 14 | 2015 | -94% | 1973 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 14 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 12 | 2015 | 13× | 2011 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 11 | 2011 | +517% | 1978 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 2015 | +275% | 1973 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2015 | +117% | 1973 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 8 | 2015 | -26% | 1973 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 8 | 2011 | +125% | 1978 | |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Phasianidae | 8 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2015 | -82% | 1973 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2013 | -10% | 1974 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2014 | -27% | 1973 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 1990 | -88% | 1973 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2011 | -20% | 1973 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2015 | +400% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2015 | -31% | 1973 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2013 | +438% | 1973 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2013 | -67% | 2011 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 1999 | -21% | 1975 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2015 | +38% | 1974 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2013 | -68% | 1973 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2014 | -66% | 1973 | |
| Sora | Rallidae | 3 | 2011 | -20% | 1975 | |
| Baird's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1974 | -50% | 1972 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1975 | +50% | 1972 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2013 | -47% | 1990 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 3 | 2011 | +50% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.