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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 17

Crookston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Crookston

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crookston 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1552025+30%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae682025-13%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae582025+6%2021
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532025-17%2021
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae372025-37%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae332025-4%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae322025+30%2021
DickcisselCardinalidae212025-43%2021
Western KingbirdTyrannidae202025+145%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025-25%2021
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142025-18%2021
Rock PigeonColumbidae132025+60%2022
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025+50%2021
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae112025-30%2021
American CrowCorvidae112025-37%2021
MallardAnatidae82023+143%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+45%2021
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+88%2021
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72019n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72025+600%2019
Lark BuntingPasserellidae72025+75%2019
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae62025+13%2021
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62025-50%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae62024-40%2023
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae52025+0%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+69%2022
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+7%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+68%2021
House SparrowPasseridae52025+26%2022
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+14%2021
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-10%2021
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+100%2022
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+17%2022
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025+25%2022
Northern PintailAnatidae32024+50%2018
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025+0%2019
Bell's VireoVireonidae32025-29%2021
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32019n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+42%2022

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