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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 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1212023-19%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae862023-33%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae652023+78%1975
DickcisselCardinalidae632023+676%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae572023+157%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412023+41%1975
American CrowCorvidae382023+325%1976
American RobinTurdidae332023+38%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae312023+500%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae232023+149%1977
Yellow WarblerParulidae222023+843%1980
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae212023+26%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202023+33%2010
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae182023-8%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172023-54%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae162023+750%1975
BobolinkIcteridae162023+471%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae162023+525%1975
Blue JayCorvidae152023-24%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152023-31%1975
Orchard OrioleIcteridae142023+356%1976
European StarlingSturnidae132023-64%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122023+267%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae102023+317%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102000+129%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae92023-55%1975
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae82023+50%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82023+217%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72023+183%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62016+22%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62023+117%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62023+38%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023+100%1981
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52023+182%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae52023+25%1975
Blue-winged TealAnatidae51991n/an/a
Bell's VireoVireonidae52023+0%2018
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42023-27%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae42023+100%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42023+300%1977

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