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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Berea Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Berea

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Berea 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae3212025+230%1982
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2272025-7%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae2112025+239%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae1462025-33%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae1412025+483%1982
Lark BuntingPasserellidae372025-50%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352025+450%1996
American RobinTurdidae312025+867%1983
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae292025+231%2016
Western KingbirdTyrannidae252025+38%1982
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae212025-60%1982
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182017+464%1983
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae132000+225%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132011n/an/a
BobolinkIcteridae112025+133%1987
House SparrowPasseridae102025-84%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+0%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025+391%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae72025+560%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-49%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-45%1982
Blue-winged TealAnatidae4201914×2000
American AvocetRecurvirostridae42009+0%1984
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+100%1985
Northern ShovelerAnatidae42015+300%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42019-21%1996
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32025-36%1996
Northern PintailAnatidae31981n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22025-33%1982
American KestrelFalconidae22017-20%1999
European StarlingSturnidae22025+38%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22025-33%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025+175%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae22025+0%1982
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22025+0%1985
Bell's VireoVireonidae21983-33%1981
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025-33%1995
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+50%1986
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22025+50%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22018n/an/a

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