Birds of South Dakota

Where East Meets West

Status, seasonal, and geographic counts based on last ten years of reporting

TOTAL SPECIES - 438
REGULAR - 332
CASUAL - 29
ACCIDENTAL - 73
HYPOTHETICAL - 4
BREEDING SPECIES - 248
BREEDING - Regular - 158
BREEDING - Casual - 51
BREEDING - Accidental - 39
EAST - 349
RIVER - 360
WEST - 351
SPRING - 375
SUMMER - 331
FALL - 381
WINTER - 195

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Founded in 1949, SDOU has been South Dakota's primary statewide organization to promote the study of wild birds, to encourage ornithological research, and to preserve the state's avian records. Birders, environmentally-concerned individuals, ornithologists and other natural scientists all contribute to these efforts.

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