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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Arthur Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Arthur

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Arthur 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae3462025+110%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae1562025+462%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae1412025+106%1997
European StarlingSturnidae121202530×1997
Common GrackleIcteridae952025+125%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae922025+538%1997
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae592025-2%1997
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae552025+35%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae512025+227%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae472025+194%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae412025+65%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae382025+800%1999
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae232025+375%2009
House SparrowPasseridae192025+189%1997
American RobinTurdidae182025+219%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025+113%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+208%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+169%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae92025+130%1997
RedheadAnatidae92023n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82025+111%2006
American KestrelFalconidae72025+240%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+440%2000
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025+333%1998
American CrowCorvidae62025-32%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+200%1998
House FinchFringillidae62025+367%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae62023-14%2018
MallardAnatidae52025-55%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+220%2004
Blue JayCorvidae42025-17%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+33%2009
GadwallAnatidae42024+100%2022
Sandhill CraneGruidae42023n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025+67%1997
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025-17%1997
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32023-30%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-69%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32025+57%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae32007-67%2000

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