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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Liberty 3 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2009–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Nebraska Liberty 3

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Liberty 3 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
DickcisselCardinalidae912025+6%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae752025-9%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae492025-48%2014
American CrowCorvidae442025+157%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342025-18%2014
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae272025-15%2014
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212025-15%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192025+26%2014
European StarlingSturnidae162025-28%2013
American RobinTurdidae152025-28%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-8%2014
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025+5%2014
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112025-41%2014
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+110%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-49%2014
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+17%2014
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+73%2014
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92025+300%2017
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+140%2014
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82025+0%2015
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-81%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+140%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+27%2014
Bell's VireoVireonidae72025+18%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+233%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+250%2016
House SparrowPasseridae62025-15%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+225%2015
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-9%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-56%2014
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+63%2014
Blue JayCorvidae42025+150%2014
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+0%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025-64%2014
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-53%2018
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae32025+40%2017
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+133%2018
MallardAnatidae22014+100%2009
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22025-64%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-64%2014

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