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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Gordon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Nebraska Gordon

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gordon 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1842025+1%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae1582025+93%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642025+280%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402025+636%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae372025+212%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262025+2%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae262025+575%1977
American White PelicanPelecanidae242010+60%2007
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae192025-13%1977
Lark BuntingPasserellidae182025-91%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172025+3%1977
Red CrossbillFringillidae151981n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae142025-82%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132025+20%1977
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae112025+10%1977
American RobinTurdidae112025+420%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112016+114%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025-12%1977
House SparrowPasseridae102025-46%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae91982n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82025+271%1978
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82025-39%1977
Franklin's GullLaridae82001n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae82016-6%2011
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+350%1977
European StarlingSturnidae62025+250%1982
American CootRallidae62019+225%2003
MallardAnatidae52025+33%1978
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+140%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-64%1977
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025+43%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-37%1978
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42019+75%1982
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+40%2001
BobolinkIcteridae42024+67%2010
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+75%2015
American AvocetRecurvirostridae32009-79%1975
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32025-57%1977
American CrowCorvidae32025-57%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025+0%1977

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