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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 26 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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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 BlackbirdIcteridae1452025-26%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae692025+125%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae622025+728%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae552025-46%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae542025-60%1970
American RobinTurdidae542025+290%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae442025-26%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae372025+87%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae362025+31%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae322025-90%1970
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae242025+211%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae232025+214%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae222025-87%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae212025+85%1983
Red CrossbillFringillidae211970n/an/a
MallardAnatidae192025+117%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025+129%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025+87%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae152025-34%1970
BobolinkIcteridae142025-43%1970
American CrowCorvidae102025-30%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102025-84%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-30%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102016-25%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae102025+13%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-12%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae81970-50%1969
European StarlingSturnidae72025-70%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae72025+219%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025+160%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+211%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+533%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+140%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+275%2015
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-20%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+30%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025-46%1970
House SparrowPasseridae52025-92%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae52025+67%1970
CanvasbackAnatidae51969n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.