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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Brownlee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Brownlee

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brownlee 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3862024+21%1993
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2652024-31%1993
DickcisselCardinalidae1782024+759%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae1602024+89%1993
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae472024-41%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae422024-67%1993
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae312024+30%1993
American RobinTurdidae252024+76%1993
American CootRallidae212021+520%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae202019+294%1994
Ruddy DuckAnatidae192016+580%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+135%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae152024+14%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152024+72%1993
BobolinkIcteridae142024+51%1993
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae142018+600%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024+171%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122024+113%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024-41%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-44%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-11%1993
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae82021+53%2003
Wood DuckAnatidae72023+100%2002
Eared GrebePodicipedidae72016+250%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae72007n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae62024-66%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-69%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+58%2004
European StarlingSturnidae62021-4%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+50%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42024-83%1993
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-38%1993
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42024-66%1993
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-45%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+0%1996
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42016+64%1993
Western GrebePodicipedidae42024-58%2006
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42024+25%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42017-71%1993
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae42008+300%1993

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