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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 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Mullen

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mullen 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2402023-21%1993
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae1532023+761%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae832023+98%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602023+67%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae522023+132%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae322023+213%1993
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae252023-28%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae192023-33%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162023+256%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152023+113%1993
American RobinTurdidae152023-13%1993
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae142023+378%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142023+79%1993
American White PelicanPelecanidae142023+91%1994
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae12202318×2004
Orchard OrioleIcteridae122023+800%1997
American CrowCorvidae102023+36%1993
House SparrowPasseridae102004-53%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae102017+900%2014
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82023+367%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae82023-33%1999
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82023+350%2003
BobolinkIcteridae72023+233%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae62023+125%1993
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62023+200%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae62023+33%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62017+67%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae52023+10%1997
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42023-58%1994
European StarlingSturnidae42023+91%2000
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42017+9%1993
DickcisselCardinalidae42023+13%2013
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023-33%1995
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32017-78%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae32015+14%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae32023+267%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32016+50%2013
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae32023+50%2017
MallardAnatidae22023-15%1993
Northern ShovelerAnatidae21990n/an/a

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