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Julian Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
1969–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Nebraska Julian

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Julian 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 RobinTurdidae632025+122%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432025+52%1971
House SparrowPasseridae432025-74%1971
European StarlingSturnidae282025+168%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025-11%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae262025-40%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-61%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025-31%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-81%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025+400%1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-53%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025-62%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025+233%1992
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+333%2008
American CrowCorvidae72025-25%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-71%1971
Blue JayCorvidae62025-51%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025+220%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62023+220%1997
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae62023+200%2014
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-68%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+13%1978
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+11%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+400%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-66%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+4%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae42023-58%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae42019-45%2008
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-74%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-92%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025-71%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-57%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32019+0%1978
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae31991+0%1974
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+25%1972
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+0%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22023-60%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22025+25%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22025-12%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22010-56%1971

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