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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Murray Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Murray Lake

Top 40 of 110 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1192024-62%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1122024-7%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae1062024+13%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae1022024+103%1989
European StarlingSturnidae1002024+392%1989
House SparrowPasseridae512024-72%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae482024+34%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae302024-67%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae26202421×1989
American RobinTurdidae252024-14%1989
Western KingbirdTyrannidae192024+91%1989
Bank SwallowHirundinidae14201314×2004
KilldeerCharadriidae112024-51%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102024+41%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024+163%2008
Green-winged TealAnatidae81992n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae82022+240%2012
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72024-63%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+233%1991
Short-eared OwlStrigidae72024n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-9%1989
Ring-billed GullLaridae62010-33%2004
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62024-20%2012
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+43%1989
Burrowing OwlStrigidae52024+150%1995
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52024+60%2006
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae4202313×1989
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42024+140%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+100%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024-18%1992
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42016+30%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42022+300%2002
White-throated SwiftApodidae42003n/an/a
Northern PintailAnatidae32017-46%1991
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+33%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32024+8%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae32024-46%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+300%1991
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32022+120%1994
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32010+300%2005

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