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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Hay Springs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

60Species 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 →
2018–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Hay Springs

Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hay Springs 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae3372024+135%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae2342024+50%2019
Horned LarkAlaudidae2142024+359%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae1302024+30%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1112024-47%2019
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae612024+37%2019
American RobinTurdidae482024-14%2019
BobolinkIcteridae462024+525%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae462024+231%2019
Rock PigeonColumbidae322024+89%2021
Western KingbirdTyrannidae302024+244%2019
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae292024-11%2019
Lark BuntingPasserellidae252024+13%2019
European StarlingSturnidae222024-58%2021
Blue-winged TealAnatidae202019n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162024+86%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae142024-41%2019
House SparrowPasseridae142024+100%2019
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae112024+267%2023
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024+133%2019
Red CrossbillFringillidae102019n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-66%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82021+300%2018
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-14%2019
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72024+300%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+0%2019
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024+138%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+300%2021
American CrowCorvidae52024-60%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024-22%2019
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42024-67%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024+300%2018
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024+300%2019
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32024+67%2019
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32024+8%2019
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32024-50%2019
DickcisselCardinalidae32024-80%2019
MallardAnatidae22023-68%2019
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22024+0%2019
House FinchFringillidae22024+0%2018

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