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Eagle Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Eagle Creek

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Eagle Creek 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1732024+3%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae1382024+131%1969
European StarlingSturnidae842024+49%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae712024+195%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae58202412×1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae442024+339%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432024+78%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae422022+20%2005
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362024+95%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae352024+364%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae262024+115%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252024+258%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae24202413×1970
American CrowCorvidae222024+393%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae212024-42%1969
American RobinTurdidae202024+136%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192024+700%1995
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae14202418×1975
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae142024+429%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142024+115%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024-15%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae122024-31%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024+350%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+325%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+238%1969
House SparrowPasseridae82024-39%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82024+238%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae72023+360%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024+283%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72023+233%2007
BobolinkIcteridae62024+146%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+175%1975
Wood DuckAnatidae62024+0%1987
Blue JayCorvidae52024+13%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-60%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae5202411×1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae51975n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+29%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+50%1970
Bell's VireoVireonidae42024+64%1971

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