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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 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2011Span
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Bird Species Found on South Dakota White Lake

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the White Lake 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1812011-26%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1232011-24%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1082011-56%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae972011+43%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae792011+86%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae712011-50%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae592011+2%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae562011+90%1969
Franklin's GullLaridae501969+28%1967
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae442011+5%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae442011+27%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae412011-16%1969
Black TernLaridae382011+221%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae362011+148%1969
American CootRallidae352011-12%1970
MallardAnatidae342011-5%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae312011+83%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312011+6%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae31201111×2007
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae302011+68%1969
House SparrowPasseridae242011-62%1969
American RobinTurdidae242011+133%1969
Northern PintailAnatidae232011-2%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232011-43%1981
GadwallAnatidae212011+33%1969
European StarlingSturnidae202011+450%1969
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae18200818×2000
BobolinkIcteridae162011+233%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae162011+23%2010
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae152011+188%1987
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae142011+18%2008
American BitternArdeidae132011+100%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae122011+146%1969
Ruddy DuckAnatidae112011+133%1987
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112011+100%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae112011+56%2009
RedheadAnatidae92011+333%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae92010n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae82011-75%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae82011+78%1969

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