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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Long Draw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Long Draw

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Long Draw 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
American RobinTurdidae662024-12%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae362024-23%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae342024-44%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae232024-24%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024+67%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae162024-18%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+600%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae102024-27%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae72024-24%1995
OvenbirdParulidae72024-19%1994
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae62024+120%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024-47%1994
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-37%1994
American RedstartParulidae52024+122%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-10%2013
White-throated SwiftApodidae42024-55%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+10%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024-69%1994
Canada JayCorvidae42024+33%1995
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae42024-40%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+17%2011
American CrowCorvidae32024+43%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+200%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+33%1995
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae31999+200%1997
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+50%2014
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32019+33%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae22016+100%1992
Pine SiskinFringillidae22024-97%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024-88%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae22024+17%1994
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22024-86%1994
Cassin's FinchFringillidae22001-20%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21998+0%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22024+33%2014
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae22023+0%2014
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22018+0%2013
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22021+0%2018
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae12012-63%1996
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12024-64%1994

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