BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19
Mullen Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.
80Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1990–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Mullen
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 240 | 2023 | -21% | 1993 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 153 | 2023 | +761% | 1993 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 83 | 2023 | +98% | 1993 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 60 | 2023 | +67% | 1993 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 52 | 2023 | +132% | 1993 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2023 | +213% | 1993 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 25 | 2023 | -28% | 1994 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 19 | 2023 | -33% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2023 | +256% | 1993 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2023 | +113% | 1993 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 15 | 2023 | -13% | 1993 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 14 | 2023 | +378% | 1993 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2023 | +79% | 1993 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 14 | 2023 | +91% | 1994 | |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 12 | 2023 | 18× | 2004 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 12 | 2023 | +800% | 1997 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2023 | +36% | 1993 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2004 | -53% | 1993 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 10 | 2017 | +900% | 2014 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 8 | 2023 | +367% | 2002 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2023 | -33% | 1999 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2023 | +350% | 2003 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 7 | 2023 | +233% | 2013 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2023 | +125% | 1993 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 6 | 2023 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2023 | +33% | 1993 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2017 | +67% | 2015 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | +10% | 1997 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | -58% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2023 | +91% | 2000 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 2017 | +9% | 1993 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2023 | +13% | 2013 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2023 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 2017 | -78% | 1993 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2015 | +14% | 1994 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | +267% | 2002 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2016 | +50% | 2013 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 2017 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2023 | -15% | 1993 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 2 | 1990 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.