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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 11

Madison Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 49 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.

49Species 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 →
3Years 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 Madison

Top 40 of 49 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Madison 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1262025+70%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae842025+180%2018
American RobinTurdidae802025+33%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae602025+94%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae56202528×2018
DickcisselCardinalidae532025+77%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae452025+73%2018
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae31202516×2018
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae242025+41%2018
House SparrowPasseridae242025+60%2018
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae222025+633%2019
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae212025+950%2019
European StarlingSturnidae202025+33%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202025+43%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae18202518×2018
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae16202516×2018
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae162025+78%2018
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae152025+36%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae14202514×2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+117%2018
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025+200%2018
Blue JayCorvidae122025+500%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025-33%2018
BobolinkIcteridae102025n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92025+125%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+33%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+33%2018
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae52018n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+67%2018
American CrowCorvidae52025n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+300%2018
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+0%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae32025+50%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32018n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025n/an/a
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22019-67%2018

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