BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11
White Lake Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.
111Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1967–2011Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on South Dakota White Lake
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 181 | 2011 | -26% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 123 | 2011 | -24% | 1969 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 108 | 2011 | -56% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 97 | 2011 | +43% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 79 | 2011 | +86% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 71 | 2011 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 59 | 2011 | +2% | 1969 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 56 | 2011 | +90% | 1969 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 50 | 1969 | +28% | 1967 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 44 | 2011 | +5% | 1969 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 44 | 2011 | +27% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 41 | 2011 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 38 | 2011 | +221% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2011 | +148% | 1969 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 35 | 2011 | -12% | 1970 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 34 | 2011 | -5% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 31 | 2011 | +83% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 31 | 2011 | +6% | 1969 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 31 | 2011 | 11× | 2007 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 30 | 2011 | +68% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 24 | 2011 | -62% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 24 | 2011 | +133% | 1969 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 23 | 2011 | -2% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2011 | -43% | 1981 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 21 | 2011 | +33% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 20 | 2011 | +450% | 1969 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 18 | 2008 | 18× | 2000 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 16 | 2011 | +233% | 1969 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 16 | 2011 | +23% | 2010 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 15 | 2011 | +188% | 1987 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2011 | +18% | 2008 | |
| American Bittern | Ardeidae | 13 | 2011 | +100% | 1972 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2011 | +146% | 1969 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 11 | 2011 | +133% | 1987 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2011 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2011 | +56% | 2009 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 9 | 2011 | +333% | 1985 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 9 | 2010 | n/a | n/a | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 8 | 2011 | -75% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2011 | +78% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.