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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 27 survey years, still active.

89Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1980–2024Span
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.
History
DickcisselCardinalidae1142024+773%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae1062024+14%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae802024-41%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae502024+56%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae452024+143%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae452024+233%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae412024+91%1996
American RobinTurdidae382024+130%1995
Spotted TowheePasserellidae382024+400%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae372024+49%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae352024+150%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae342024-3%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024+633%1996
Orchard OrioleIcteridae212024+333%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae202024+208%1996
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae192024+5%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182024+3%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae162024+96%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae152024+18%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+322%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142024+142%1995
American CrowCorvidae142024+18%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+280%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024-39%1995
Blue JayCorvidae112024+110%1995
Bell's VireoVireonidae112024+43%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102024+4%1996
European StarlingSturnidae92024-16%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+89%1996
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae82015n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72024+338%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024-5%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024-60%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+220%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+128%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+31%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+13%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52023+225%2005
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+50%2009
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024+78%1995

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