BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Gordon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

116Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
19752024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Gordon

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gordon route.
History
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1952024-1%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae1062024+31%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542024+200%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae372024+84%1978
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae312024-43%1977
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae292024-14%1977
American White PelicanPelecanidae242010+60%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024+382%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae192024+425%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192024+52%1977
Red CrossbillFringillidae151981n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae132024-87%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae122024-28%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-10%1977
American RobinTurdidae122024+280%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024-52%1977
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112016+114%2008
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92024+225%1977
Lark BuntingPasserellidae92024-91%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae91982n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82024+300%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae82024+300%2011
Franklin's GullLaridae82001n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae82016-6%2011
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72024-65%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62018+80%1982
American CootRallidae62019+225%2003
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae52024-52%1977
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024+14%1980
European StarlingSturnidae52024+400%1982
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+75%2015
MallardAnatidae42024+67%1978
American CrowCorvidae42018-67%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+75%1978
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42019+75%1982
Northern ShovelerAnatidae42016+125%1983
BobolinkIcteridae42024+67%2010
American AvocetRecurvirostridae32009-79%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-68%1977
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32024-23%1978

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