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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Marsland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 52 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.

52Species 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 →
2018–2021Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Marsland

Top 40 of 52 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Marsland 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2762021+10%2018
Lark BuntingPasserellidae1552021+5%2018
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae712021+129%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae572021+27%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae572021-49%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562021-11%2018
Horned LarkAlaudidae372021+42%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae282018n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae132021+225%2018
European StarlingSturnidae122021-68%2018
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae102021+400%2018
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72021+75%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72021-80%2018
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae52021+0%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52021+25%2018
DickcisselCardinalidae52021-91%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52021-76%2018
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52021n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42021+33%2018
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae42019+100%2018
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42021-33%2018
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42018n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae42021+100%2018
American RobinTurdidae42021-43%2018
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae32021+50%2018
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32021+200%2018
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32019-63%2018
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32019n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae32019n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae22018n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22021+100%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22018n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22021-86%2018
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22019n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae12019+0%2018
American KestrelFalconidae12019-67%2018
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae12018n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae12021-50%2018
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12021-67%2018
Bank SwallowHirundinidae12018n/an/a

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