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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 11

Midway Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Midway

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Midway 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1492025-15%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae1332025-3%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae882025+101%1975
DickcisselCardinalidae762025+731%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae432025+167%1975
American CrowCorvidae412025+354%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae402025+1%1975
American RobinTurdidae332025+36%1975
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae322025+69%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae242025-51%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae232025+843%1980
BobolinkIcteridae202025+586%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae202025+467%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae19202511×1975
Orchard OrioleIcteridae192025+411%1976
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae192025+121%1977
Warbling VireoVireonidae182025+525%1975
European StarlingSturnidae142025-53%1975
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae132025+94%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae132025+0%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-38%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+325%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102000+129%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025+317%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+127%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+275%1989
Blue JayCorvidae72025-18%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+333%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025+19%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+217%1991
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62016+22%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+0%1975
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+13%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62025+19%2010
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025-30%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-64%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+260%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52025+50%1975
Blue-winged TealAnatidae51991n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52025+0%2019

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