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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Maxwell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

58Species 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 →
6Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Maxwell

Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Maxwell 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1282025+123%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae1162025+77%2022
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562025+56%2022
DickcisselCardinalidae352025+155%2022
American RobinTurdidae262025+247%2022
European StarlingSturnidae232025+82%2022
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025-6%2022
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162025+513%2022
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae142025+23%2022
Common GrackleIcteridae102025+140%2022
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102023-43%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+81%2022
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82023+60%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+157%2022
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025-68%2022
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025+20%2021
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+150%2021
Field SparrowPasserellidae42023+33%2018
American CrowCorvidae42025+0%2023
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42023+100%2021
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42021n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023+0%2022
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024+0%2021
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025-40%2021
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+0%2022
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024+0%2021
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22024+40%2021
Warbling VireoVireonidae22021+100%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae22022-33%2018
House SparrowPasseridae22024-25%2022
Canada GooseAnatidae22022n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22023n/an/a
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22023n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae12023+0%2018
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae12018n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae12023+0%2021
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae12025+100%2022
Turkey VultureCathartidae12024-93%2022
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12025-20%2022
Horned LarkAlaudidae12025+82%2022

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