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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Murray Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Nebraska Murray Lake

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Murray Lake 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae1512025+119%1989
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1412025-59%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1162025-4%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae110202517×1989
European StarlingSturnidae1022025+418%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae882025+27%1989
House SparrowPasseridae692025-64%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae502025-66%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae422025+638%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382025+38%1989
Lark BuntingPasserellidae312025-71%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae282025+71%1989
Lark SparrowPasserellidae192025+50%1989
American RobinTurdidae182025-14%1989
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142025+79%1989
Bank SwallowHirundinidae14201314×2004
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae132025-48%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+55%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+280%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-46%1989
Green-winged TealAnatidae81992n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+233%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+333%2013
Short-eared OwlStrigidae72024n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025+175%1993
Ring-billed GullLaridae62010-33%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae62025+233%2014
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025+100%1989
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52024+60%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025-7%1989
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae4202313×1989
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+43%1989
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42025+200%1995
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025+180%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024-18%1992
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42016+30%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42022+300%2002
White-throated SwiftApodidae42003n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32025-83%1989
Northern PintailAnatidae32017-46%1991

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