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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Holbrook Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Holbrook

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Holbrook 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae612025-72%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae412025-79%1971
Bank SwallowHirundinidae262025+256%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-61%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae232024+91%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025-68%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182025-76%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae172025+400%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152025-26%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025-55%1972
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102025+100%2016
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92025-77%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92025+56%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-79%1971
American RobinTurdidae92025+68%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-69%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62025-50%1989
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-95%1971
Blue JayCorvidae42025-40%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42023+71%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+33%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+80%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41996+125%1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42021+300%2017
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32019+167%1971
American CrowCorvidae32025+43%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025+7%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32023-50%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+25%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32025-55%1989
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae31989n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024+133%2003
MallardAnatidae22017-13%1990
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025-29%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae22025-13%1972
Lark BuntingPasserellidae22019-84%1973
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22022+18%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae22025-89%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22025+243%1979
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+0%2004

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