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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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 SwallowHirundinidae155202418×1997
House SparrowPasseridae992024+25%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702024-55%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae662024+34%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae602024-42%1971
American RobinTurdidae542024+647%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae522024-48%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024-7%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262024+239%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae252024-31%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae242024+43%1971
Lark BuntingPasserellidae241988-44%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae232024+96%1971
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae211999n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae202024+46%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae15198815×1986
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae142024+14%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+290%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae12201012×2009
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+61%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae112024-14%1985
BobolinkIcteridae102024+560%1986
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82024+36%1985
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82024+20%1987
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae82019-8%2007
European StarlingSturnidae72024-30%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae72024+233%1986
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62024-13%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae62024-81%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+200%1976
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62024-61%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+533%1987
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-78%1985
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+180%2013
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae62017+500%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+175%1988
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+267%2008
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42023+63%1985
Blue JayCorvidae42024-22%1976

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