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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Crescent Lk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2017Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Crescent Lk

Top 40 of 104 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae882017-54%1982
American White PelicanPelecanidae67201716×1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae582017-40%1982
European StarlingSturnidae50201016×1989
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae442017+41%1982
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae40201717×1990
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae292017+37%1982
Canada GooseAnatidae252013-39%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae252017-67%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae152017-22%1982
Horned LarkAlaudidae152017-88%1982
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142017-39%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142017-8%1982
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae112014-52%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102017+58%1982
DickcisselCardinalidae92017+625%1988
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82017-35%1982
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72012+75%1994
American AvocetRecurvirostridae62017-58%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61992n/an/a
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae52017-60%1983
MallardAnatidae52017-79%1982
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52017-85%1982
American CootRallidae52017-63%1982
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52017-76%1982
House SparrowPasseridae52003+80%1982
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52017+60%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52012+13%1991
GadwallAnatidae42016-57%1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42017-35%1982
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42017-88%1982
Franklin's GullLaridae41996n/an/a
American BitternArdeidae32016-42%1982
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32017-70%1982
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32016-36%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32017+33%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae32013+106%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32017+150%1982
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32017-92%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae32017+40%1986

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