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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Raymond Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2021Span
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Bird Species Found on South Dakota Raymond

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Raymond 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1302021-42%1969
MallardAnatidae862021+357%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae802021+107%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae672021-26%1969
American White PelicanPelecanidae612021+181%2006
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae512021+175%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae392021+15%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae362021-47%1969
GadwallAnatidae312021+34%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae262021+81%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae262021-67%1969
RedheadAnatidae202021+175%2007
Western GrebePodicipedidae202014+233%2011
DickcisselCardinalidae192021+15%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae162021+84%1969
American RobinTurdidae152021+56%1969
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae152021-48%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142021-58%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae132021+69%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae132021-45%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132021-58%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132021+322%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae132021+42%1985
House SparrowPasseridae132021-67%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae132021-29%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae112021-50%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae102021-19%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae92021-5%1984
Ring-billed GullLaridae92021+500%1984
European StarlingSturnidae92021+80%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae92021+300%1984
BobolinkIcteridae82021-11%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72021-62%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae72021-32%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae72021-43%1984
Franklin's GullLaridae72021-86%1984
Northern PintailAnatidae62021-56%1969
American CootRallidae62021-25%1985
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae62021+0%1985
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62019+0%2008

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