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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
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 RobinTurdidae612025-12%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae472025-30%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae362025+5%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae302025-12%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae192025-19%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae182025-18%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+620%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+83%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae122025+0%1995
OvenbirdParulidae112025+24%1994
American RedstartParulidae112025+133%1994
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae102025+170%1994
White-throated SwiftApodidae72025-49%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025-73%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+300%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025+0%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-86%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+67%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae42025+33%1994
Canada JayCorvidae42024+33%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+17%2011
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-32%1994
American CrowCorvidae32024+43%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-53%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32025-20%1998
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae31999+200%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025+67%2014
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32019+33%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae22016+100%1992
Pine SiskinFringillidae22024-97%1994
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22024-86%1994
VeeryTurdidae22025+0%1997
Cassin's FinchFringillidae22001-20%1997
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae22025+0%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21998+0%1997
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22025-40%2013
Common GrackleIcteridae22025-10%2013
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae22023+0%2014
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22018+0%2013
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22021+0%2018

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.