BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19
Kearney Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
54Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Kearney
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 95 | 2024 | +158% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 82 | 2024 | +11% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 80 | 2024 | +34% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 72 | 2024 | -13% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 62 | 2024 | -26% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 47 | 2024 | +337% | 1974 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 39 | 2021 | +600% | 2016 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 2024 | -55% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 25 | 2024 | -27% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 21 | 2024 | +193% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 21 | 2024 | +38% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2024 | +49% | 1970 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | +446% | 2010 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2024 | -9% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 17 | 2024 | +683% | 1972 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2024 | 12× | 1970 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -71% | 1970 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 13 | 2024 | +240% | 1971 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 13 | 1973 | -19% | 1971 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2024 | +304% | 2005 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -11% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +214% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | -44% | 1970 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 7 | 2024 | +244% | 1972 | |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 7 | 2024 | +43% | 2001 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | -52% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +17% | 1970 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | +225% | 1973 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | -44% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2023 | -92% | 1970 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -8% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | -52% | 1970 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +75% | 1983 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2024 | +340% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.