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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Crescent Lk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
33Years 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
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Crescent Lk

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crescent Lk 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1702025+5%1982
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1492025-44%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae942025-33%1982
American White PelicanPelecanidae67201716×1992
European StarlingSturnidae50201016×1989
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae492025+73%1982
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae392025-72%1982
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae362025-48%1982
Lark SparrowPasserellidae342025-37%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342025+112%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae322025-79%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025+158%1982
Blue-winged TealAnatidae272025-63%1982
American AvocetRecurvirostridae262025+35%1982
Canada GooseAnatidae252013-39%1982
Lark BuntingPasserellidae252025-89%1982
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae252025+67%1982
DickcisselCardinalidae232025+875%1988
RedheadAnatidae162025+110%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025+150%1986
WilletScolopacidae132025+6%1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132025-23%1982
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae122025-87%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae122025-32%1982
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae112025-21%1982
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae112025-37%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+350%1982
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025+325%1982
MallardAnatidae82025-67%1982
American CootRallidae82025-52%1982
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82025-32%1982
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72012+75%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61992n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+44%1982
BobolinkIcteridae52025-8%1983
House SparrowPasseridae52003+80%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52012+13%1991
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42025-95%1982
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42025-18%2004
Franklin's GullLaridae41996n/an/a

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