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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Belvidere Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Belvidere

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Belvidere 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1272025+98%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1262025-11%1969
American RobinTurdidae1062025+293%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae732025-39%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae702025+9%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae692025-45%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae442025+414%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae322025+41%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae312025+276%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232025+105%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae192025+713%1991
House SparrowPasseridae182025-76%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae182025-33%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae152025+775%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae151997n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae142025+330%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025+354%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122025+775%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025+680%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-59%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae101970+11%1968
Blue JayCorvidae82025+263%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae82022+167%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025+167%2009
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022+150%2006
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+163%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52014+14%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+80%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+0%2001
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-61%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+29%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42019-93%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+0%1975
Wood DuckAnatidae42024-20%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-57%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025+263%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+300%1987
Great Horned OwlStrigidae31999+0%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025+100%1987
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025+580%1998

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