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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 12 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 →
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 →
1985–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae5032024+129%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae1252024-19%2007
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae782024+2%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae672024+90%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024-51%2007
American RobinTurdidae362024+253%2007
House SparrowPasseridae332024+68%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae312024+75%2007
Franklin's GullLaridae262007-35%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae262024+192%2009
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae252024+0%2019
Northern PintailAnatidae212019+14%2009
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202024+83%2010
RedheadAnatidae202019n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024-31%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132023+41%2010
American White PelicanPelecanidae112023+67%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024-58%2007
European StarlingSturnidae102024+14%2007
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae92024-53%2007
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92024-30%2007
DickcisselCardinalidae92024+64%2007
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82008n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024+380%2007
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae72007n/an/a
SoraRallidae72019+600%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-56%2007
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae62024+33%2019
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62017n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52024-22%2018
American CrowCorvidae52023n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42021-33%2018
Canada GooseAnatidae32021+189%2010
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024+10%2007
Gray PartridgePhasianidae31985n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+200%1989
Great EgretArdeidae32007n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+200%2008
Green-winged TealAnatidae32009n/an/a
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32010n/an/a

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