BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 11
Madison Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 36 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.
36Species Recorded
2Years Surveyed
2018–2019Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Madison
Top 36 of 36 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 76 | 2019 | +3% | 2018 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 43 | 2019 | -28% | 2018 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 34 | 2019 | +10% | 2018 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 32 | 2019 | +7% | 2018 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2019 | -30% | 2018 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2019 | -7% | 2018 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2019 | +117% | 2018 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2019 | -50% | 2018 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2019 | -29% | 2018 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | +150% | 2018 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2019 | -40% | 2018 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2019 | -36% | 2018 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 8 | 2019 | +300% | 2018 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2019 | -22% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2019 | +17% | 2018 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2019 | +400% | 2018 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 2018 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 2018 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2019 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2019 | -82% | 2018 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2019 | -67% | 2018 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2019 | -67% | 2018 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 1 | 2019 | -93% | 2018 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2019 | -50% | 2018 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 1 | 2019 | -50% | 2018 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2019 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 1 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 1 | 2019 | -67% | 2018 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.