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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Liberty 3 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2009–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Liberty 3

Top 40 of 84 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
DickcisselCardinalidae862024+12%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae522024-52%2014
American CrowCorvidae352024+68%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae332024+1%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272024+5%2014
American RobinTurdidae222024-10%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024+0%2014
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182024-11%2014
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-32%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae142023+178%2014
Brown ThrasherMimidae142024+6%2014
Blue JayCorvidae122024+188%2014
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112024+11%2014
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112024+243%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92024-33%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+167%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-22%2014
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024-38%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024+80%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024-52%2014
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+10%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-65%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+27%2014
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+47%2014
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024-81%2016
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-77%2014
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-46%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-44%2014
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-36%2014
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae42018+33%2013
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32024+20%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+125%2015
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-46%2014
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024+71%2015
Warbling VireoVireonidae32024+113%2014
Bell's VireoVireonidae32024+0%2014
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+100%2017
MallardAnatidae22014+100%2009
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22024-71%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae22023+183%2014

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