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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Reva Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on South Dakota Reva

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Reva 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae3372025+24%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae832025+222%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae822025+549%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae592025-7%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae482025+62%1987
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae442025+75%1987
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae252025+93%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae202025+263%1987
Lark BuntingPasserellidae182025-53%1987
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae142025+4%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae112025+270%1988
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae102024+71%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-52%1987
American RobinTurdidae92025+127%1987
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+200%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-8%1987
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025-65%1987
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025+129%1987
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae72025+100%2014
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62022+100%1990
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62025+533%1987
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+50%1991
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025+400%1989
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae62025+867%2001
Northern ShovelerAnatidae62019+125%2009
MallardAnatidae52025+63%1987
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025-7%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-67%1988
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52025-10%1995
House SparrowPasseridae52025-69%1988
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025+10%1988
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+0%1987
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+157%1988
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42025+33%1991
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42000-33%1992
Rock PigeonColumbidae42016+300%2000
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae32025+100%2008
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32025+17%1992
White-throated SwiftApodidae32025-58%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-13%1987

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