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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 45 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae2532025+172%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae812025+67%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae502025+157%1978
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae412025-54%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae31202514×1978
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae292025+567%1978
BobolinkIcteridae23202512×1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae192025+109%1978
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae172017+120%1996
European StarlingSturnidae152025+275%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae152017+116%2005
Turkey VultureCathartidae132025+200%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae11202513×1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112025+21%1996
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025+500%1987
RedheadAnatidae92008+333%1995
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82025-4%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025+1%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae82025+107%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+213%1996
Ring-billed GullLaridae81995n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+60%1978
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae72016+600%2014
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62025-19%1979
WilletScolopacidae62025-44%1996
MallardAnatidae52025-61%1979
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025+0%1979
American RobinTurdidae42025+58%1978
GadwallAnatidae42024+0%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-70%1978
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32025+33%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-41%1978
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32017+29%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32009+0%2004
Black TernLaridae32021-67%1996
American BitternArdeidae32024-44%1996
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22025-91%1978
Northern PintailAnatidae22023-78%1979
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+0%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025-90%1978

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