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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22

Gretna 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2019–2024Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Gretna 2

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gretna 2 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
American RobinTurdidae962024+41%2021
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae672024-16%2021
DickcisselCardinalidae432024-10%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402024+85%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae362024+19%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024+18%2021
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae302024+147%2021
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae302022+500%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252024+50%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae242024+132%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae242024+50%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae232023+21%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-28%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92024-23%2021
House SparrowPasseridae92024+110%2021
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82024-36%2021
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024-28%2021
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024+200%2021
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-46%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024+75%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae72022n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae72024+250%2023
Blue JayCorvidae62024-43%2021
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+20%2021
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-10%2021
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-56%2021
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-60%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-56%2022
European StarlingSturnidae32024+320%2022
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024+50%2019
Song SparrowPasserellidae32024-14%2021
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024-70%2019
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32022n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32023-73%2022
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024+0%2022
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024+0%2023
Least TernLaridae22023+0%2019
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22021-50%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+0%2021
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22024-73%2021

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