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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22

Humboldt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

70Species 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 Humboldt

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Humboldt 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
DickcisselCardinalidae962024-9%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024+19%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae462024+102%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392024-22%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024+57%2019
American CrowCorvidae302024+173%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302024+44%2019
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272024+44%2019
Blue JayCorvidae262024+129%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192024+71%2019
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162024-29%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-13%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142024-69%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+217%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae112024+64%2022
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024-33%2019
American RobinTurdidae112024-42%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024+18%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-29%2019
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024+70%2019
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92024+114%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+31%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72024+80%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae62024-21%2019
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62024-22%2019
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-67%2019
Warbling VireoVireonidae62024+83%2019
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52024+110%2019
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024+100%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+25%2019
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+400%2023
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-17%2019
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+0%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-25%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+500%2019
Horned LarkAlaudidae32024-14%2019
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32024-13%2022
Song SparrowPasserellidae32023+200%2018
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+100%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024-76%2019

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