BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19
Kenesaw Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.
91Species Recorded
49Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Kenesaw
Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 208 | 2024 | +71% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 131 | 2024 | +123% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 127 | 2024 | 12× | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 105 | 2024 | +650% | 1970 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 63 | 2024 | +15% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 48 | 2024 | +91% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 37 | 2024 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 35 | 2024 | +514% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 30 | 2024 | -59% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 26 | 2024 | +477% | 2017 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2024 | +140% | 2014 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | +53% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 18 | 2024 | 16× | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | -31% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 15 | 2024 | +225% | 1969 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | +4% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +63% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2024 | +150% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | +580% | 1976 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +275% | 1989 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +69% | 2003 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +44% | 2002 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 2003 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 1973 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 6 | 2024 | -60% | 1969 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | -83% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +150% | 1971 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +475% | 1971 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +167% | 2002 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2024 | +633% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | -13% | 1969 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 1995 | +300% | 1984 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 4 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1973 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 2019 | -36% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | +700% | 1983 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.