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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Wind Cave Np Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
1999–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Wind Cave Np

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wind Cave Np 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1882024+57%2001
American RobinTurdidae412024+87%2001
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae402022+87%2004
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae362024+314%2001
Spotted TowheePasserellidae302024+84%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae292024+200%2001
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae24202414×2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024+236%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024+246%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024-14%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142024+27%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae132024+160%2001
Red CrossbillFringillidae122024-19%2002
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024-22%2001
American CrowCorvidae112024+2%2001
Western TanagerCardinalidae112024+41%2001
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+155%2001
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92023+150%2003
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024+82%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024+53%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+136%2001
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72024+118%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+200%2002
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024-63%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-19%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72024+114%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+440%2005
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52024+86%2001
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52024+467%2014
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+150%2014
Pinyon JayCorvidae42024-55%2017
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32024+75%2002
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32018-17%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-63%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024+90%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+50%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae32024+0%2005
BobolinkIcteridae32021+50%2002
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32024+100%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023+200%2010

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