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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Boelus Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

56Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Boelus

Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Boelus 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1232022+120%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae962022+50%2018
American RobinTurdidae562022-43%2018
DickcisselCardinalidae452022-49%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412022-38%2018
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae312022-54%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262022-26%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae192022+19%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae182022-31%2018
European StarlingSturnidae182022-33%2018
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae182022+157%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182022+20%2018
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae18202218×2018
Common GrackleIcteridae152022-12%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152022+150%2018
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142022-60%2018
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142022+367%2018
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae132022+225%2018
Yellow WarblerParulidae122022+500%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae122022+9%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102022-63%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae102018n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae92022+50%2018
BobolinkIcteridae82022+300%2018
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72022-30%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72022+133%2018
Brown ThrasherMimidae72022-53%2018
Warbling VireoVireonidae72022n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae52022-29%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae52022-29%2018
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42022+300%2018
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42022n/an/a
Bell's VireoVireonidae42022n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32022+0%2018
American CrowCorvidae32022-40%2018
House FinchFringillidae32022+50%2018
Field SparrowPasserellidae32022+200%2018
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32022n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22022+100%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022-93%2018

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