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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 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Kenesaw

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kenesaw 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 GrackleIcteridae2082024+71%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1312024+123%1969
American RobinTurdidae127202412×1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1052024+650%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae632024+15%1969
European StarlingSturnidae482024+91%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024+14%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae352024+514%1969
House SparrowPasseridae302024-59%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae262024+477%2017
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae262024+140%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae202024+53%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae18202416×1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-31%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152024+225%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142024-16%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae132024+4%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112024+100%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102024+63%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024+150%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+580%1976
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+275%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024+69%2003
House FinchFringillidae72024+44%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+100%2003
MallardAnatidae62024+0%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62024-60%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52022-83%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+150%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+475%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+167%2002
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52024+633%1995
Blue JayCorvidae42024-13%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae41995+300%1984
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42002n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024+50%1971
Burrowing OwlStrigidae31973+0%1968
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32019-36%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32023+700%1983
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+100%1985

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.