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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Kearney Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 55 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 →
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 →
1968–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Kearney

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kearney 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1152025-4%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1072025+447%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae822025+9%1970
American RobinTurdidae692025+128%1970
European StarlingSturnidae662025+2%1970
House SparrowPasseridae412025-20%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae392021+600%2016
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae362025+540%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-54%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025-44%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae202025+85%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae182025+436%2010
DickcisselCardinalidae172025-27%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162025+0%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+220%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+36%1970
Northern PintailAnatidae131973-19%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-15%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025+767%1972
Western KingbirdTyrannidae112025-13%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-79%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+44%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102025+167%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+240%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+820%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72025-77%1970
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae72024+43%2001
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-41%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+125%1996
Blue JayCorvidae42025-29%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+129%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025+60%2023
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-49%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025+75%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025+122%1972
BobolinkIcteridae32025-33%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+50%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-40%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae32024-30%1995
Least TernLaridae32025+75%2012

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