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Crawford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Crawford

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crawford 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1642024-44%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1372024+610%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae922024-42%1982
Lark SparrowPasserellidae402024+141%1982
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae312024+162%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae262024+63%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae192024-15%1982
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024+57%1982
American RobinTurdidae152024-24%1982
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae142024-32%1982
American CrowCorvidae142024-44%1982
Spotted TowheePasserellidae122024+18%1982
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122024+133%1983
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112024+150%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-81%1982
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024+188%1982
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92019-69%1984
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92024+57%1984
DickcisselCardinalidae82024+46%2009
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+175%1982
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024-29%1982
House SparrowPasseridae62024-83%1982
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+14%1985
American KestrelFalconidae52024-44%1982
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52024+0%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-69%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+225%1982
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42019+0%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+0%1983
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-53%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024+63%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae42019+0%1982
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+50%1991
Red CrossbillFringillidae32024-70%1985
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae32002+100%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024+133%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32019+25%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+233%2014
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22024+25%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-13%1982

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