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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

White River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2014Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota White River

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the White River 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae952014-50%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae442014-38%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae412014+171%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae402014-18%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352014-45%1996
American CootRallidae211998+600%1994
DickcisselCardinalidae192014+21%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae122014-25%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae122014-80%1996
GadwallAnatidae102012+50%1995
House SparrowPasseridae102013+69%1996
Lesser ScaupAnatidae101997n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82014-23%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82014-40%1996
Northern PintailAnatidae81997+700%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae71997-75%1995
Blue JayCorvidae62013+33%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62014+50%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae62014+88%1998
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52013-71%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae52014-58%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52014+100%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae52014+15%1996
American RobinTurdidae52014-14%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42014+46%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42014-33%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42013+67%1996
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae42012+300%1997
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42012+100%2011
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae32011+200%1994
American White PelicanPelecanidae32000-73%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32011+67%1996
Short-eared OwlStrigidae31996+200%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae32014-64%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32014-41%1996
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32012n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22014-60%1996
American KestrelFalconidae22013-20%1997
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22014+0%2011
American CrowCorvidae22014+0%1998

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