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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Kennedy Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Kennedy

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kennedy 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2742024+212%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae782024+54%1978
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae472024-52%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292024+164%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae29202417×1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae282024+36%1995
BobolinkIcteridae23202412×1981
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae212024+32%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae20202414×1978
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae172017+120%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae152017+116%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024+91%1978
MallardAnatidae122024-43%1979
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae122024+633%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae112024-67%1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112024+36%1996
American CrowCorvidae102023+250%1982
RedheadAnatidae92008+333%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82024+42%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82024+60%1978
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82024+41%1979
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae82024+93%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024+150%1996
Ring-billed GullLaridae81995n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024-31%1979
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae72016+600%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-4%1978
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024+43%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024+13%1978
American RobinTurdidae42024+125%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+275%1987
GadwallAnatidae42024+0%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+0%2000
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32017+29%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32009+0%2004
Black TernLaridae32021-67%1996
American BitternArdeidae32024-44%1996
European StarlingSturnidae32024+167%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32023+0%2000
Northern PintailAnatidae22023-78%1979

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