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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Rockyford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Rockyford

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rockyford 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae4432023-22%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2982023+1%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1442023-21%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae952023+556%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae472023+21%1969
American CrowCorvidae472023+104%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae44202215×1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342022+172%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252023+329%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae212023+950%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162023-12%1969
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae102023+56%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae82023+86%1988
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae81975+500%1969
European StarlingSturnidae82023-64%1987
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72023+37%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72019+150%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62022+36%1972
American RobinTurdidae62023-44%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52023-43%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae42023+0%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42023-41%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42014+100%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42021-64%1989
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023+17%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32013-52%1972
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32012+73%1989
Green-winged TealAnatidae32010n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22022-73%1972
American CootRallidae21974-60%1967
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae21967n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22023-73%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae22023+50%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae22023+208%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae22023+0%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22023-62%1971
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22021-62%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae21971+0%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22023-14%1973
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22021+50%1974

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