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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22

Johnson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
55Years 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 Johnson

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Johnson 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 BlackbirdIcteridae612025-61%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae552025+97%1969
European StarlingSturnidae392025+78%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae37202513×1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae362025-39%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae352025-71%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae242025-25%1969
American CrowCorvidae192025+186%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025-86%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142025-44%1969
American RobinTurdidae142025-66%1969
House SparrowPasseridae112025-97%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025-69%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92025+3%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-92%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92025+50%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92024+100%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025-53%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+127%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+100%1988
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025-5%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-39%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72025+267%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+67%1992
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae71988n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+86%2001
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025-75%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025-33%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-15%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62025-14%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+57%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+30%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-82%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+300%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+200%1992
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52025+300%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+91%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+40%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-92%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+67%1975

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