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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Silver City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.

69Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2012Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Silver City

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Silver City 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 RobinTurdidae552012+13%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae382012+34%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae322012+19%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302012-12%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae292012+40%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212012+220%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162012+218%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae142012+114%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132012+28%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112012+350%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92012+50%1994
OvenbirdParulidae92012-30%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82012+140%1998
American CrowCorvidae72012+103%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae62012+200%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52000+400%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae52012+133%1996
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae52012+9%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52002+133%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae51999n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52012n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42002-42%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae41993n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42012-33%2001
BobolinkIcteridae42012n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32012-43%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32012-29%1995
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae32012+71%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32012+55%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32012+46%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae32012-4%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae32000+0%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32012+0%1999
MallardAnatidae22012+200%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae22002+0%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22002+25%1994
Canada JayCorvidae22012+13%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae22012+150%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22012-14%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae22012+0%1994

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