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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22

Lyons Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Lyons

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lyons 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 BlackbirdIcteridae832025-1%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae782025-62%2019
American RobinTurdidae572025-12%2021
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae392025+33%2021
DickcisselCardinalidae392025-67%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+21%2021
House SparrowPasseridae322025-30%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272025-9%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+90%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae212025+23%2021
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182025+650%2022
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae142025-79%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142025-38%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+19%2021
European StarlingSturnidae92025+12%2021
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92025-32%2021
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-54%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+15%2021
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82025+100%2021
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+125%2021
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025-63%2021
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72025+71%2021
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+0%2021
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+20%2021
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025+0%2024
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+250%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+100%2022
American CrowCorvidae52025+14%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-69%2021
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+250%2021
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+67%2022
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42025+50%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025+71%2021
Blue JayCorvidae42025-25%2021
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025-18%2021
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025+60%2022
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+300%2022
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025+38%2022
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025+0%2021
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-37%2021

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