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Eagle Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 49 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1622025+1%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae1172025+149%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae582025+364%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae552025+93%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae55202513×1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae522025+75%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae462025+170%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae422022+20%2005
American CrowCorvidae382025+473%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae292025+296%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae292025-16%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae262025+152%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae26202515×1970
American RobinTurdidae262025+143%1969
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae20202514×1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae192025-3%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae172025+571%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+205%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025+400%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142025+162%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+450%1983
European StarlingSturnidae132025+47%1970
BobolinkIcteridae132025+127%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae132025-33%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025-44%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+633%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+375%1998
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae102025-29%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92025+100%1999
House SparrowPasseridae82024-39%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82024+238%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae72023+360%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+238%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+900%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72023+233%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+188%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-27%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae51975n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025-56%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+125%1972

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