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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 17

Crookston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Crookston

Top 40 of 88 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2002024+34%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae642024+3%2021
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae602024-26%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae542024-11%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae522024+19%2021
DickcisselCardinalidae492024-31%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae482024-12%2021
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412024-19%2021
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae212024-25%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae192024+66%2021
Western KingbirdTyrannidae172024+95%2021
American CrowCorvidae172024-45%2021
Lark SparrowPasserellidae172024-26%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024-22%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+54%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae152024+100%2021
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152024+250%2021
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae142024+13%2021
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+69%2021
MallardAnatidae82023+143%2019
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72024+33%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024-5%2021
American RobinTurdidae72024+53%2021
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72019n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-39%2021
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+60%2021
House SparrowPasseridae62024+27%2021
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023+200%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae62024-40%2023
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024-25%2021
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+14%2021
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+42%2021
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+100%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+89%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+33%2019
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42019n/an/a
Northern PintailAnatidae32024+50%2018
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32019n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+100%2021
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22024-40%2019

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