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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Pleasant Val Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
25Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Pleasant Val

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pleasant Val 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024+781%1994
American RobinTurdidae552024-14%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae492024+6%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae402024+71%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae262024-29%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232024-56%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182024+7%1994
American CrowCorvidae152024+6%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae152024-62%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae142024+146%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae142018+217%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+26%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122024+333%2005
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae102024-27%1994
Lark BuntingPasserellidae102018n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92023+260%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92024+114%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72024-54%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae62024+0%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+300%1999
House SparrowPasseridae52024+400%2017
OvenbirdParulidae42024+14%1995
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42022-84%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+150%2003
American KestrelFalconidae32024-25%1995
Canada JayCorvidae32024+25%2000
Pinyon JayCorvidae32007-78%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024-52%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32024-47%1994
White-throated SwiftApodidae32006+125%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae32023n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22024+67%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae22006+100%1995
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae22023-76%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024+0%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae22024-72%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024+33%2003
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22024+40%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22023-17%2014
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22003+100%1999

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