BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18
Agate Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 32 survey years, no longer active.
70Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1967–2001Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Agate
Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 204 | 2001 | +58% | 1969 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 181 | 2001 | +3% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 134 | 2001 | -2% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2001 | +99% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2001 | +105% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2001 | -81% | 1969 | |
| Thick-billed Longspur | Calcariidae | 17 | 1999 | +425% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2001 | +109% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2001 | +617% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2001 | +325% | 1969 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcariidae | 12 | 2001 | -21% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2001 | +120% | 1971 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2001 | +62% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2001 | +400% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2001 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 6 | 2001 | +171% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2000 | +150% | 1983 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1999 | -8% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2001 | +133% | 1974 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2001 | -55% | 1971 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2001 | +60% | 1971 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2001 | +71% | 1970 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2001 | +67% | 1973 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2001 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 1997 | +100% | 1967 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2001 | +163% | 1969 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 2 | 2000 | +0% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 1995 | +167% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2001 | +14% | 1972 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2001 | -20% | 1971 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 1999 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 2001 | +200% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2001 | -29% | 1973 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 1999 | -25% | 1982 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 1999 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2001 | -87% | 1991 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.