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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Culbertson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 40 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

40Species 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 →
2Years 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 Culbertson

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

Species recorded on the Culbertson 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae762024-40%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae622024+82%2018
DickcisselCardinalidae582024+26%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024-58%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae30202415×2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae292024+142%2018
Horned LarkAlaudidae282024+12%2018
American RobinTurdidae132024+117%2018
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-73%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024+100%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-55%2018
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024+250%2018
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62024-86%2018
American CrowCorvidae52018n/an/a
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42024+300%2018
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42018n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32024-40%2018
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+0%2018
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024-40%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-73%2018
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024+0%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22018n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024-60%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024+0%2018
European StarlingSturnidae22018n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024+0%2018
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22024+100%2018
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+0%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae22018n/an/a
Brown ThrasherMimidae22024-33%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22024n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae12024+0%2018
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae12018n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae12018n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae12018n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae12024n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12024n/an/a

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