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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Rochford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
1992–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Rochford

Top 40 of 86 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
Warbling VireoVireonidae342025+97%1998
Red CrossbillFringillidae332018-21%1994
American RobinTurdidae252025-8%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae19201811×2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+100%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae152018+56%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152018+725%2000
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132018-13%1994
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+46%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132018+283%2012
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+186%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+340%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025+71%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae102025+300%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae10202512×1999
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae92025+275%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+70%2009
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+167%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62018+41%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025-15%1994
BobolinkIcteridae62018+7%2012
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62018+200%2017
American CrowCorvidae52025+27%1995
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52025-50%1994
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae52025-9%2000
Canada JayCorvidae42018+233%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae42013-77%1998
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+0%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42018-58%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-27%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae32018-6%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025+47%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae32025+171%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32014-44%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025+229%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-14%2007
OvenbirdParulidae32025+83%1999
European StarlingSturnidae32025-20%2000
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32013+60%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32018+18%2008

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