BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19
Maxwell Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.
58Species Recorded
5Years Surveyed
2018–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Maxwell
Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 113 | 2024 | +116% | 2021 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 90 | 2024 | +16% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 69 | 2024 | +533% | 2021 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 62 | 2024 | +114% | 2021 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 58 | 2024 | +119% | 2021 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 52 | 2024 | +388% | 2021 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 49 | 2024 | +96% | 2021 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | +34% | 2021 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | +5% | 2021 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 19 | 2023 | +375% | 2018 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2024 | +6% | 2021 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2023 | -43% | 2021 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2024 | +200% | 2021 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +73% | 2021 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2023 | +60% | 2021 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2024 | +150% | 2021 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | +33% | 2018 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2023 | -46% | 2021 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 2022 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | -20% | 2022 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 2018 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | +40% | 2021 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2021 | +100% | 2018 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2022 | -33% | 2018 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | -60% | 2021 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 2024 | -25% | 2022 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 2 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2022 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 1 | 2024 | +0% | 2021 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.