BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22
Gretna Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 52 survey years, no longer active.
92Species Recorded
52Years Surveyed
1967–2018Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Gretna
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 164 | 2018 | 27× | 1973 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 115 | 2018 | +274% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 108 | 2018 | +62% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 64 | 2018 | -41% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 2018 | -55% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 36 | 2018 | -64% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 26 | 2018 | -7% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 23 | 2018 | -92% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 18 | 2018 | +400% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2018 | +171% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2018 | +288% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2018 | +5% | 1969 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 14 | 2018 | +54% | 2008 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2018 | -32% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2018 | +53% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2018 | +364% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2018 | +600% | 1991 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2018 | +120% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 8 | 2018 | +56% | 1969 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2018 | +36% | 1971 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2018 | +167% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2018 | +26% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2018 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2018 | +225% | 1972 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2018 | -29% | 2002 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2018 | +143% | 2015 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2018 | -73% | 1969 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2018 | -69% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2018 | +125% | 1994 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 5 | 2015 | +400% | 1992 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2018 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2017 | -58% | 1970 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2018 | -89% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2018 | +80% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2018 | -42% | 1971 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2017 | +100% | 2006 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2017 | -18% | 1998 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2014 | -71% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2018 | -7% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.