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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae772024-72%1971
European StarlingSturnidae632024+767%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae552024-77%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae492024-58%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae272024-81%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae232024+91%1971
American RobinTurdidae232024+74%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182024-77%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024-26%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-73%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-75%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112024-60%2016
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102023+929%1979
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92024-93%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024+31%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72024-62%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+50%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+36%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-88%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-64%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42023+71%1989
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41996+125%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-55%2016
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42021+300%2017
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32019+167%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024-82%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024+13%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024+50%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32023-50%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024+20%1977
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024-25%1991
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae31989n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024+133%2003
MallardAnatidae22017-13%1990
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22024-29%1971
American CrowCorvidae22024+43%1972
Lark BuntingPasserellidae22019-84%1973
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22022+18%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22024+0%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+0%2004

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