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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Kimball Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Kimball

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kimball 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae5062025+125%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae1742025+227%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae1262025+106%1993
Lark BuntingPasserellidae892025-47%1993
House SparrowPasseridae822025+34%1993
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae452025+23%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025+310%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae251978+317%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae242025+4%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212025+4%1993
American RobinTurdidae202025+23%1993
House FinchFringillidae182025+131%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae162021-37%1978
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae111978+267%1975
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112025-13%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae112025+150%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+42%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102025+171%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae92025-38%1997
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae92015n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae82025-21%1993
Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcariidae82025+23%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+250%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-17%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+13%1993
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52022-27%1993
European StarlingSturnidae52025+145%1993
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52007+400%2005
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52025-14%2019
Thick-billed LongspurCalcariidae42025-18%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+14%1997
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025+25%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022+200%1975
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32021+67%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae31978n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae32025-14%1999
Mountain PloverCharadriidae32025+20%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+100%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae32021n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22021+100%1975

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