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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Long Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Long Lake

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Long Lake 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1822019-2%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1612019+101%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae592019+78%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae552019-20%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae482019+216%1970
MallardAnatidae362019+61%1970
Franklin's GullLaridae352009+557%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae332019+174%1970
Blue-winged TealAnatidae302019-48%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae292019+435%1970
American CootRallidae262019-66%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae25201912×1971
Black TernLaridae242019-72%1970
GadwallAnatidae192019+117%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae192019-15%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192019+110%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172019+318%1970
Northern PintailAnatidae162019-61%1970
Ruddy DuckAnatidae162019-14%1970
BobolinkIcteridae132019+156%1971
Northern ShovelerAnatidae122019+16%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae122019+160%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102019+150%1970
American White PelicanPelecanidae102019+117%1981
Lesser ScaupAnatidae92019-18%1971
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae92019-56%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92019+86%1980
RedheadAnatidae82019-39%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82019-40%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae82019+76%1971
CanvasbackAnatidae82019-33%1977
Western GrebePodicipedidae82019-20%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae72019-66%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72019-81%1970
American AvocetRecurvirostridae52018+10%1977
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52019+330%1997
American BitternArdeidae42019-69%1970
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae42019+140%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42019+225%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae41970n/an/a

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