BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18
Dalton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
88Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Dalton
Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 200 | 2024 | +173% | 1970 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 162 | 2024 | -26% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 155 | 2024 | +81% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 108 | 2024 | -9% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 92 | 2024 | +124% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 74 | 2024 | +230% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 57 | 2024 | +240% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 53 | 2024 | +415% | 1970 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 35 | 2024 | +6% | 1970 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 2024 | 12× | 2006 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2024 | +103% | 1970 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 23 | 2024 | -76% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | +419% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 20 | 2024 | +228% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +117% | 1971 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 14 | 2024 | +467% | 1976 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +92% | 1971 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | +38% | 1971 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +42% | 1973 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +78% | 1970 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 7 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2024 | -8% | 1970 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 5 | 2024 | +125% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +46% | 1973 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +143% | 1974 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2024 | -66% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2006 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +150% | 1970 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +40% | 1986 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2024 | +120% | 1982 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2022 | +20% | 1978 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2009 | -20% | 1982 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2024 | +46% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2024 | +230% | 1981 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.