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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Johnstown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
43Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Johnstown

Top 40 of 108 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1172025-45%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae922025+33%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae772025+274%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae602025+23%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae342025-55%1970
American RobinTurdidae342025+16%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae332025+470%2011
Rock PigeonColumbidae252025+122%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae222025+2%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae202025-89%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae132025+128%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+183%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae122014+9%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+233%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112025-11%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae112019+450%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae102025+183%1975
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025+360%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae92025-57%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025-6%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025+79%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+22%1975
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72025+300%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+340%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-71%1970
American CrowCorvidae62025-67%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62019+13%1998
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025-38%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-97%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+15%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+29%1985
Red CrossbillFringillidae51990n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae52025+75%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-10%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+60%1993
BobolinkIcteridae42022+233%1993
House SparrowPasseridae32025-98%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32025-74%1970
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32005-17%1977
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22001+0%1975

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