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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Ottumwa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Ottumwa

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ottumwa 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1272022-75%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1152022-47%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae682022+198%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae622022-9%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae522022+225%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae482022-94%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae412022-19%1969
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae292022+192%2008
Common GrackleIcteridae222022+62%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae182022-72%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae172022-69%1969
CanvasbackAnatidae161993n/an/a
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae152022+480%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae152022+64%1987
DickcisselCardinalidae92022-87%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae92022+17%1970
SoraRallidae82015+200%1971
RedheadAnatidae81998n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae72022-58%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72022-24%1969
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72019+150%1992
Northern PintailAnatidae52019-44%1970
Ruddy DuckAnatidae51977+150%1972
WilletScolopacidae42009n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42019+100%2017
American CootRallidae32019-84%1971
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae31998-50%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32022-38%1969
European StarlingSturnidae32022+10%1969
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae32018-96%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32021-79%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae32022-11%1969
American BitternArdeidae32015+40%1986
American AvocetRecurvirostridae32016+33%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32021+233%2013
MallardAnatidae22022-64%1969
GadwallAnatidae22022-60%1969
American WigeonAnatidae22015+167%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22019-58%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22022-59%1969

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