BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22
Murdock Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.
72Species Recorded
6Years Surveyed
2018–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Murdock
Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 178 | 2024 | -7% | 2021 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 111 | 2024 | +13% | 2021 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 110 | 2024 | -17% | 2021 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 85 | 2024 | +24% | 2021 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 71 | 2024 | +69% | 2021 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 70 | 2024 | +51% | 2021 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 56 | 2024 | -11% | 2021 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 53 | 2024 | -28% | 2021 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 45 | 2024 | +0% | 2021 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 40 | 2024 | +156% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 31 | 2024 | +31% | 2021 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 31 | 2024 | +39% | 2021 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 25 | 2024 | +7% | 2021 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 24 | 2024 | +39% | 2021 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | +20% | 2021 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 20 | 2024 | +195% | 2021 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -11% | 2021 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | -44% | 2021 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2024 | -19% | 2021 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +9% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2024 | -68% | 2021 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2021 | +550% | 2019 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +73% | 2019 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | +29% | 2021 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2024 | +71% | 2019 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +10% | 2021 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | -14% | 2021 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -5% | 2021 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -72% | 2021 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +15% | 2021 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2024 | -12% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | -26% | 2021 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +200% | 2021 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | -10% | 2019 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | -4% | 2021 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | -63% | 2021 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +500% | 2021 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +167% | 2021 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2023 | +150% | 2019 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.