WELCOME to the second South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas!

The second South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas, starting in 2008, is a statewide survey to determine the current distribution and status of every bird species breeding in the state of South Dakota. These results will be compared to bird distributions during the first SDBBA (1988-1992) to see what changes have occurred. The surveys are done on 425 3-mile x 3 mile randomly-selected blocks of land, including 124 random blocks from the first atlas. Primary focus of surveys is to document all breeding birds in a block by surveying all of the habitat types within the block. Bird observations are categorized as Possible breeding, Probable breeding, or Confirmed breeding, based on a series of standardized criteria, within that species' breeding season, which is defined by 'safe dates'.


The atlas will primarily be conducted by volunteers like you. Atlasing is a great opportunity to contribute to the knowledge of South Dakota birds while having fun and learning about your local birds and their habitats.

Check out http://www.rmbo.org/sdbba2/ for more information.

Contact for the atlas coordinator (including sending data):
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
230 Cherry St., Suite 150
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Tel: 970-482-1707 ext. 22 Fax: 970-472-9031
Email: SDatlascoordinator@rmbo.org