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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Ottumwa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Ottumwa

Top 40 of 91 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1572025-74%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae972025+10%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae792025+165%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae722025-52%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae682025+4%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae352025+217%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae302025-74%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae302025-95%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae282025-71%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae232025-78%1969
CanvasbackAnatidae161993n/an/a
Northern PintailAnatidae132025+22%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae132025-33%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae92022+17%1970
RedheadAnatidae81998n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72019+150%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-67%1969
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae62025-95%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+60%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+33%1969
Marbled GodwitScolopacidae52025+400%1973
Ruddy DuckAnatidae51977+150%1972
WilletScolopacidae42009n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42019+100%2017
MallardAnatidae32025-87%1969
GadwallAnatidae32025-53%1969
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae31998-50%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-14%1970
European StarlingSturnidae32022+10%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32021-79%1969
BobolinkIcteridae32025+75%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae32025+24%1970
American BitternArdeidae32015+40%1986
American AvocetRecurvirostridae32016+33%2006
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae32025+200%2008
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32021+233%2013
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae22025-83%1970
American WigeonAnatidae22015+167%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22019-58%1969
American CootRallidae22025-84%1971

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