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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Dalton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 32 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 →
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 →
1968–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Dalton

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dalton 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae2162025+149%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1602025-22%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae1552025+209%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae882025+289%1970
European StarlingSturnidae832025+785%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602025+276%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422025+82%1971
House SparrowPasseridae362025+4%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae302025+139%1970
American RobinTurdidae272025+256%1970
Lark BuntingPasserellidae262025-62%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae222025-43%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae192025+29%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+423%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162025+233%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae16202513×2006
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+69%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae112025+325%1971
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae112025+125%1973
Bank SwallowHirundinidae101987n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+133%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+100%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+129%1974
BobolinkIcteridae72015n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62025+50%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025-89%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae62025+83%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+62%1973
House FinchFringillidae62025+500%2014
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+133%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+27%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+200%1983
Blue JayCorvidae42024+50%1975
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32006+0%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024+100%1977
American KestrelFalconidae32025+60%1982
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025+67%1974
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+500%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32025+200%2015
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22009-20%1982

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