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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Rochford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2018Span
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Bird Species Found on South Dakota Rochford

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rochford 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
American RobinTurdidae862018+1%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae442018+90%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae332018-21%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae28201814×1999
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae242018+4%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222018+92%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae202018+86%1998
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae192018+77%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae19201811×2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae172018+360%1998
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae152018+56%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152018+725%2000
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae142018+263%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132018-13%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132018+283%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae122018+329%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112018+150%1996
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae112018-30%1994
American CrowCorvidae72018+27%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae72018+229%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62018+41%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62018+50%2007
BobolinkIcteridae62018+7%2012
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62018+200%2017
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52018+60%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae42018-9%2002
Canada JayCorvidae42018+233%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae42013-77%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42018+44%1994
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae42017+75%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae42017+80%1999
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42018-58%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae32018-6%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32014-44%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32018-11%1995
OvenbirdParulidae32018+150%1999
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32018-27%2000
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32013+60%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32018+18%2008
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32017n/an/a

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