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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Veblen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Veblen

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Veblen 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 BlackbirdIcteridae722023-43%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae692023-22%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae552023+446%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae522023-38%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae392023+189%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae362023+460%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae342023+193%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae332023+200%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae272023-38%1969
European StarlingSturnidae27202321×1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae262023-75%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae262023+120%1974
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae262023+240%1985
BobolinkIcteridae222023+21%1969
American RobinTurdidae202023+667%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182023+490%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae162023+233%1969
MallardAnatidae152023+142%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae132023+41%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae132023+740%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112023+50%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae102023+236%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102023+42%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102023+222%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae92023+211%1989
Blue-winged TealAnatidae82023+50%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae82023+280%1969
RedheadAnatidae72019-25%1971
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae72023+17%1997
American AvocetRecurvirostridae71984n/an/a
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae62023+32%1969
American CootRallidae52022+63%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023+20%1970
House SparrowPasseridae52023+100%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52023+400%1975
SoraRallidae52022+260%1975
Great EgretArdeidae52014-77%2008
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42019+33%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae42023+175%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+267%2000

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