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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Brownlee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Brownlee

Top 40 of 112 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2782025+47%1993
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1702025-28%1993
DickcisselCardinalidae95202511×1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae732025+89%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae592025-42%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae522025+330%1993
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae282025-19%1993
American RobinTurdidae252025+156%1993
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae212025+58%1993
American CootRallidae212021+520%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae202019+294%1994
Ruddy DuckAnatidae192016+580%2006
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152025+144%1993
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae142025+38%1993
BobolinkIcteridae142025+51%1993
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae142018+600%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025+329%2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122025-44%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae112025+41%1993
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025-10%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-30%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-24%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+200%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+167%2002
American White PelicanPelecanidae72025-52%1994
Wood DuckAnatidae72023+100%2002
Eared GrebePodicipedidae72016+250%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae72007n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae62024-66%1993
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+58%2004
European StarlingSturnidae62021-4%2003
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+75%1993
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52025-85%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+20%1996
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42016+64%1993
Western GrebePodicipedidae42025-63%2006
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42025+31%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42017-71%1993
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae42008+300%1993
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae41996n/an/a

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