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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Liberty Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 27 survey years, no longer active.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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2003Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Liberty

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Liberty 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
European StarlingSturnidae2572003+173%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae922003+7%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae922003+14%1969
House SparrowPasseridae762003-73%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae702003+61%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae622003-27%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae512003-54%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae432003-74%1969
American CrowCorvidae352003+289%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae331997+40%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae332003-65%1969
American RobinTurdidae272003-21%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae222003-44%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae222003+37%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae222003+16%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae192003-21%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae182003+43%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae172003-2%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae122003+243%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122001+260%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112003-49%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112003-8%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112003-69%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae102003-72%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102003+77%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102003+320%1971
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae91972-25%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82003-57%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82003-50%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72003+67%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae72003-40%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62003-17%1970
Blue JayCorvidae62003-14%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae62003+167%1979
House FinchFringillidae61997+200%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52003+11%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52003+17%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae52003+0%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae51970n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42003+100%1970

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