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Benkelman Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.
79Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1986–2022Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Benkelman
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 127 | 2022 | -16% | 1988 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 48 | 2022 | -35% | 1988 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 45 | 2022 | +54% | 1988 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 39 | 2022 | -2% | 1988 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2022 | +157% | 1988 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 15 | 1991 | n/a | n/a | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 13 | 2022 | +560% | 1990 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2022 | -70% | 1988 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2022 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2022 | +47% | 1989 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2022 | +690% | 1989 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2022 | +233% | 1989 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 2022 | +125% | 1988 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2021 | -40% | 1988 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2022 | -41% | 1988 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2022 | -5% | 1988 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2022 | +83% | 1996 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2022 | +175% | 2003 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2022 | +29% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | +83% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2002 | +250% | 1997 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | -61% | 1988 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2022 | +80% | 1997 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | -52% | 2000 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2018 | -50% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2017 | +200% | 1991 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2007 | +33% | 2004 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2022 | +67% | 2000 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2022 | +70% | 2014 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2018 | -69% | 1992 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 2 | 1991 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2019 | +133% | 2002 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2022 | -22% | 1996 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2022 | -30% | 1997 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 2 | 1998 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2021 | +33% | 2001 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.