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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Rosebud Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2011Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Rosebud

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rosebud 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1532011-74%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1182011+643%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae912011-34%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae662011-67%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae662011-10%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae482011+27%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae342011-87%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae322011+87%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae252011+221%1969
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae252011n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae212011+277%1969
American CrowCorvidae182011+148%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142011+417%1971
Red CrossbillFringillidae141969n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132011+117%2006
Brown ThrasherMimidae122011-5%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112011-80%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82011-41%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae82011+188%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82011+278%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82009+175%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82009+700%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae72011-80%1969
Bell's VireoVireonidae72010+400%1989
House FinchFringillidae72007n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62011-49%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62010+500%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52011-59%1971
European StarlingSturnidae52011+767%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52007-11%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae52011+38%1972
SoraRallidae41967n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42011-22%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42011+21%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42011-17%1969
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42011-74%1969
House SparrowPasseridae42010-42%1969
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae41968n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41973n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae31973+54%1969

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