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BBS Route · South Dakota · BCR 17

Winner Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on South Dakota Winner

Top 40 of 97 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1332024-24%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae632024-16%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae362024+34%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272024-33%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262024-23%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae182024+37%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162024-59%1970
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae122024+475%1970
American CrowCorvidae12202415×1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122024+7%2006
American RobinTurdidae112024+269%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae92024-42%1976
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82023+275%1977
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72024+85%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-69%1970
Northern PintailAnatidae72019+600%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-78%1970
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52024+100%2005
BobolinkIcteridae42023+120%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42023-86%1988
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024+14%1971
House SparrowPasseridae42022-79%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-31%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42023-11%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae42004+300%1969
European StarlingSturnidae42024-26%1977
Northern ShovelerAnatidae42019+300%1977
American White PelicanPelecanidae42007+100%2004
Wood DuckAnatidae42021+300%2008
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024-95%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32023-99%1970
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32021+20%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+100%2009
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32024-10%2008
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32021+100%2008
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32017+50%2016
MallardAnatidae22024+140%1976
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22021+67%1977
Blue JayCorvidae22023-56%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024+200%1971

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