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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Brady Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
28Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Brady

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brady 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1272025+21%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae792025-33%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae752025+692%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae672025+243%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae652025+257%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae602025+114%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae532025+396%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae512025+26%1995
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae502025+123%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae442025+213%1995
American RobinTurdidae352025+128%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae332025+427%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025-15%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae302025-30%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae292025+16%1996
Blue JayCorvidae262025+180%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae262025-3%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232025+50%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae232025+513%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae212025+89%1995
American CrowCorvidae202025+8%1995
Bell's VireoVireonidae202025+95%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172025+378%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162025+489%1996
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae142025+21%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025+67%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142025+111%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+25%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae122025+0%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae112025+233%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+69%1996
European StarlingSturnidae92024-16%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+633%1999
House FinchFringillidae92025+90%2007
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae82015n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72025-61%1995
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+50%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+220%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+89%1995
House SparrowPasseridae52025-64%1995

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