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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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 GrackleIcteridae2092025+100%1969
American RobinTurdidae184202516×1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1312025+143%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae742025+886%1970
House SparrowPasseridae662025-47%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae472025+2%1969
European StarlingSturnidae412025+105%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae372025+27%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae312025+135%2014
KilldeerCharadriidae282025+564%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae262024+477%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae212025-35%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025-12%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae19202516×1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182025+244%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae182025+165%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae142025+250%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142025+100%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae142025+900%1995
House FinchFringillidae142025+156%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025+170%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102025+0%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82025+75%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82025+150%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82025+580%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+450%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+167%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+0%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+33%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+250%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae41995+300%1984
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+267%2002
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42002n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae31973+0%1968
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32019-36%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32023+700%1983
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+100%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32022+67%1986
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025+31%2003
MallardAnatidae22025+13%1973

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