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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Turton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
1985–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Turton

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Turton 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae5902025+137%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae692025+82%2007
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae642025-1%2007
House SparrowPasseridae562025+69%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025-51%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae352025+77%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae352025-37%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302025-40%2007
American RobinTurdidae292025+248%2007
Franklin's GullLaridae262007-35%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025+179%2009
Northern PintailAnatidae212019+14%2009
RedheadAnatidae202019n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132023+41%2010
BobolinkIcteridae122025-46%2008
American White PelicanPelecanidae112023+67%2019
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025-86%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae92025+111%2010
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025+420%2007
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82008n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82025-30%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-58%2007
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae72007n/an/a
SoraRallidae72019+600%2010
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62025+12%2021
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62017n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025+50%2007
American CrowCorvidae52023n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025+79%2010
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+150%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+14%2019
Gray PartridgePhasianidae31985n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32025-85%2007
DickcisselCardinalidae32025-9%2007
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+200%1989
Great EgretArdeidae32007n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+200%2008
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae32025-44%2009
Green-winged TealAnatidae32009n/an/a
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32010n/an/a

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