Uncommon Birds in South Dakota
Our list for South Dakota has 84 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 33 summer visitors, 19 winter visitors and 30 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in South Dakota in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 84, most common first
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaPassage migrantUncommon10–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Jun
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantUncommon27–33 cmRegularly Sep
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made