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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 11

Wilmot Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 25 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on South Dakota Wilmot

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

Species recorded on the Wilmot 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1322024-39%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1132024+584%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae732024+80%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae712024-52%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae522024-33%1970
American RobinTurdidae442024+205%1970
MallardAnatidae412024+113%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae372024+71%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae302024+23%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae282024-39%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae282024-89%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae262024-74%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae242024-86%1970
Red CrossbillFringillidae211970n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae202024+218%1970
European StarlingSturnidae192024-66%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192024+121%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae172024-86%1970
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae172024+228%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae172024+156%2006
Blue-winged TealAnatidae152024+50%1970
BobolinkIcteridae152024-49%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae142024+58%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024+37%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+438%1997
Ring-billed GullLaridae112024-79%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024+87%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-24%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102016-25%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024-15%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae81970-50%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+122%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+633%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+180%1979
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+167%1979
House SparrowPasseridae62024-91%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+275%2015
American CrowCorvidae52024-42%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52024-49%1970
CanvasbackAnatidae51969n/an/a

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