BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22
Lyons Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.
80Species Recorded
6Years Surveyed
2018–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Lyons
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 166 | 2024 | +26% | 2021 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 65 | 2024 | -8% | 2021 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 52 | 2024 | -62% | 2021 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 49 | 2024 | +8% | 2021 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 48 | 2024 | +80% | 2021 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2024 | +23% | 2021 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 31 | 2024 | +32% | 2021 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | +19% | 2021 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 21 | 2024 | -3% | 2021 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2023 | -93% | 2019 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | -49% | 2019 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 12 | 2024 | +550% | 2022 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2024 | -68% | 2021 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 9 | 2024 | +38% | 2019 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +92% | 2021 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | -63% | 2021 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -81% | 2021 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -24% | 2021 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -18% | 2021 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -50% | 2021 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 2024 | -12% | 2021 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | +13% | 2022 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +13% | 2021 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -23% | 2019 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | +500% | 2021 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 2024 | +114% | 2021 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | +225% | 2021 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +150% | 2019 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 2022 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 2021 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 2019 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 2018 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +150% | 2019 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -32% | 2021 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | -69% | 2021 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2021 | +50% | 2019 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 2021 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 2022 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 2021 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.