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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Tripp Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Tripp

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tripp 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
Franklin's GullLaridae488201714×2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae137202513×1997
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae832025-33%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae802025+24%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae772025+44%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae692025-45%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae662025-14%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae572025-44%1971
American RobinTurdidae422025+713%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae402025+217%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae272025+68%1971
Lark BuntingPasserellidae241988-44%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae232025+77%1971
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae211999n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae192025+59%1976
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae172025+35%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025+154%1971
MallardAnatidae162025+71%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae162025+28%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae15198815×1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae132025-54%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+310%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025+350%1986
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae12201012×2009
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+78%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+57%1985
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92025+375%1986
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+15%1976
BobolinkIcteridae82025+420%1986
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82019-8%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025+533%1987
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62025-75%1985
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae62017+500%2015
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52025+50%1985
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52025-58%1976
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025+50%1987
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+267%2008
Blue JayCorvidae42024-22%1976
European StarlingSturnidae42025-52%1971
House SparrowPasseridae42025+27%1971

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