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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Arthur Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Arthur

Top 40 of 91 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae3492024+105%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae1782024+99%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae1312024+351%1997
European StarlingSturnidae110202420×1997
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae582024+5%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae492024+49%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae352024+11%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272024+271%1997
House SparrowPasseridae272024+117%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae262024+113%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae242024+200%2009
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202024+122%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae182024+183%2010
American RobinTurdidae142024+219%1997
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae112021+53%1998
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae102024-58%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92024+239%1997
RedheadAnatidae92023n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82024+131%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+380%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae72024+350%1999
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72024+33%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+70%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+267%1998
American KestrelFalconidae62024+160%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+733%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae62023-14%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+220%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+187%1997
American CrowCorvidae52023-58%1998
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024+43%1999
House FinchFringillidae52024+267%1999
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52023+200%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+83%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024+25%2018
GadwallAnatidae42024+100%2022
Sandhill CraneGruidae42023n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32024-61%1997
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32024-13%1997
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32023-30%1998

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.