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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Hay Springs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

62Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Hay Springs

Top 40 of 62 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2362025+121%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae1792025+57%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae1302025+305%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae1292025+4%2021
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732025-53%2021
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae632025+88%2021
BobolinkIcteridae462024+525%2019
Rock PigeonColumbidae322024+89%2021
American RobinTurdidae192025-25%2021
Western KingbirdTyrannidae182025+217%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025+69%2021
European StarlingSturnidae172025-45%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025-56%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122025-16%2021
Lark BuntingPasserellidae112025-5%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024+133%2019
Red CrossbillFringillidae102019n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+70%2021
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82021+300%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62025+127%2021
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+0%2021
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+300%2021
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42024-67%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-48%2021
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025-58%2019
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42025+67%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-14%2021
House SparrowPasseridae42025+18%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024+300%2019
American CrowCorvidae32025-60%2021
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32024+8%2019
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025-11%2019
MallardAnatidae22023-68%2019
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22024+0%2019
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22025+100%2018
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-25%2019
House FinchFringillidae22024+0%2018
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025+0%2021
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22025-90%2019
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22019n/an/a

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