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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22

Irvington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Irvington

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Irvington 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
American RobinTurdidae1192025+146%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae702025+164%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae612025-20%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025-18%1969
House SparrowPasseridae402025-79%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382025+87%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae252025+321%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae202021+900%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025-38%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae132025+15%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122018-56%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025+78%1969
Blue JayCorvidae102025+50%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae101998+900%1967
House FinchFringillidae102025+0%1994
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025+154%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+100%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025-12%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae72025-77%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-9%1969
American CrowCorvidae62025-29%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+9%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-37%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+350%2009
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+167%1976
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-64%1969
European StarlingSturnidae42025+67%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+129%1973
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42017-17%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+0%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42021+86%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae42025-35%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-48%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025+58%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-87%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025+80%1974
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32006-88%1970
American KestrelFalconidae32009+40%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+275%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32023-11%1974

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