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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22

Murdock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Nebraska Murdock

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Murdock 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
American RobinTurdidae1342025+9%2021
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1142025+29%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae1122025+9%2021
DickcisselCardinalidae1092025-19%2021
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae882025+108%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae612025-31%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae502025+4%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae482025+13%2021
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025+39%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae322025+8%2021
European StarlingSturnidae302025+20%2021
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae292025+66%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae292025+49%2021
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae292025+47%2021
House SparrowPasseridae272025+180%2021
Common YellowthroatParulidae232025+21%2021
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232025-35%2021
Rock PigeonColumbidae232025+480%2023
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025-2%2021
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212025-34%2021
Warbling VireoVireonidae212025+54%2021
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192025+35%2021
Brown ThrasherMimidae192025-23%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025-52%2021
Yellow WarblerParulidae172025+71%2021
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae162025+143%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162025+13%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae152025-25%2021
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-28%2021
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae132021+550%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025+367%2022
Blue JayCorvidae122025-4%2021
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025+58%2021
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122025-13%2022
American CrowCorvidae112025+44%2022
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025+75%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae102025-31%2022
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+250%2022
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92025+11%2021
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92025-17%2021

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