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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Winner Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Winner

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Winner 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1662025-17%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae962025-8%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae512025-32%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae432025+61%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412025-8%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae212025-60%1976
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae202025+70%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae202025-48%1970
European StarlingSturnidae202025+63%1977
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae182025+28%1970
American RobinTurdidae172025+262%1970
American CrowCorvidae15202515×1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122024+7%2006
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+650%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102025-71%1988
Northern PintailAnatidae72019+600%2010
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+333%1978
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+30%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-68%1970
BobolinkIcteridae42025+140%1989
House SparrowPasseridae42022-79%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae42004+300%1969
Northern ShovelerAnatidae42019+300%1977
American White PelicanPelecanidae42007+100%2004
Wood DuckAnatidae42021+300%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-69%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024-95%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32023-99%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+275%1977
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32021+20%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+133%2009
American KestrelFalconidae32025-29%2004
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32017+50%2016
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae32025n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22025+20%1976
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22021+67%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae22025-81%1970
Blue JayCorvidae22023-56%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22025+0%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+67%1971

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