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Irvington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 52 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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 RobinTurdidae942024+120%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae552024+119%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae352024-33%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024-33%1969
House SparrowPasseridae242024-84%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae232024-70%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae202021+900%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202024+174%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182024+293%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182024+104%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae152024+154%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae142024+300%2009
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024-44%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122018-56%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+11%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae101998+900%1967
American CrowCorvidae92024-50%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+375%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-54%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024-36%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+75%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62024+43%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+9%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+75%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-24%2000
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+10%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42017-17%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42021+86%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32023-68%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae32024+120%1974
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-33%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32006-88%1970
American KestrelFalconidae32009+40%1975
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32023-11%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024+0%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae32017-68%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae32023-35%1996
House FinchFringillidae32024-30%1994
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22024-50%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022-64%1969

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