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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Johnstown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
42Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Johnstown

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Johnstown 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1332024-43%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae572024+16%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae492024+279%1970
American RobinTurdidae402024+17%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342024-17%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae252024-59%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae152024-10%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+103%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-89%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae142024+117%1995
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae132024+156%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae132024+183%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae122014+9%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae112019+450%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024+189%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024+23%1970
European StarlingSturnidae82024-44%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024-70%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+360%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024+65%1985
American CrowCorvidae62024-65%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+310%2011
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62019+13%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+0%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+420%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-15%1976
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52024-18%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+875%1989
Red CrossbillFringillidae51990n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-69%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+300%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024-41%1970
BobolinkIcteridae42022+233%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae32024-96%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+0%1993
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32005-17%1977
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22001+0%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22024+100%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024-33%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22024-64%1975

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