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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Agate 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Nebraska Agate 2

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Agate 2 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1412025+3%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1152025+82%2004
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1102025-69%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae1002025-2%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae672025+30%2004
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae352025+90%2004
European StarlingSturnidae332025-15%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae252025+182%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae212025+200%2010
Western KingbirdTyrannidae182025-22%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+17%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+47%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112025-74%2004
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025-11%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025+156%2009
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-19%2004
American RobinTurdidae72025+55%2004
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+53%2004
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae52024-27%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+200%2005
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52022-33%2005
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+183%2004
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025+9%2005
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52025+400%2023
Northern HarrierAccipitridae42024+100%2006
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025+133%2004
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+33%2005
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+200%2010
MallardAnatidae32023-40%2006
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32025-25%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-50%2004
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32025-39%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025+117%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025-40%2013
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22024-20%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025-29%2004
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22025+17%2004
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22024+0%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae22017+100%2007
Wood DuckAnatidae22013+100%2008

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