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Crawford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
36Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Crawford

Top 40 of 110 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1172025-15%1982
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1142025-37%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402025+800%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae382025-65%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae292025+110%1982
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae282025+233%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae272025+65%1982
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22202522×2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025+108%1983
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192025+217%1983
American RobinTurdidae192025-13%1982
Lark SparrowPasserellidae172025+145%1982
DickcisselCardinalidae152025+139%2009
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142025+288%1982
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae142025+333%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025+9%1982
Yellow WarblerParulidae102025+113%1982
Red CrossbillFringillidae102025-54%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92025+46%1984
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92025+41%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+275%1982
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92019-69%1984
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae82025-11%1982
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+157%1984
Blue JayCorvidae82025+120%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72025+150%1983
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72025-32%1982
American CrowCorvidae72025-40%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+175%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+13%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-69%1982
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae52025n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42025+75%1990
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42019+0%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+0%1983
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-53%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae42019+0%1982
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+20%1987
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025-35%1982
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+50%1991

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