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 Recorded
11Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 95 | 2014 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 44 | 2014 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2014 | +171% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 40 | 2014 | -18% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 35 | 2014 | -45% | 1996 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 21 | 1998 | +600% | 1994 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2014 | +21% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2014 | -25% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2014 | -80% | 1996 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 10 | 2012 | +50% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2013 | +69% | 1996 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 10 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 8 | 2014 | -23% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2014 | -40% | 1996 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 8 | 1997 | +700% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 1997 | -75% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2013 | +33% | 1996 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2014 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2014 | +88% | 1998 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 5 | 2013 | -71% | 1996 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2014 | -58% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2014 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2014 | +15% | 1996 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 2014 | -14% | 1996 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2014 | +46% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2014 | -33% | 1996 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2013 | +67% | 1996 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 4 | 2012 | +300% | 1997 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2012 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 3 | 2011 | +200% | 1994 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 3 | 2000 | -73% | 1994 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2011 | +67% | 1996 | |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1996 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2014 | -64% | 1996 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2014 | -41% | 1996 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2012 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2014 | -60% | 1996 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2013 | -20% | 1997 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2014 | +0% | 2011 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2014 | +0% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.