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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Nenzel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
6Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Nenzel

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nenzel 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1422025+54%2021
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1192025+35%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae672025+88%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae412025+83%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342025+23%2021
Lark SparrowPasserellidae342025+48%2021
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae312025+192%2021
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae312025+28%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222025+70%2021
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192025+110%2021
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192025+64%2022
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162025+92%2021
Yellow WarblerParulidae162025+89%2021
Orchard OrioleIcteridae152025+56%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025+9%2021
American CrowCorvidae122025+39%2021
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+225%2022
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102025+50%2019
American White PelicanPelecanidae92025+32%2021
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92025+64%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae92025+23%2021
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82025+60%2021
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+46%2021
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae82025+180%2021
MallardAnatidae72025-18%2021
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+7%2021
American RobinTurdidae72025+29%2021
DickcisselCardinalidae62025-6%2021
Northern ShovelerAnatidae62021+500%2019
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025+10%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+67%2021
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-25%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-13%2021
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+82%2021
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-29%2021
Western GrebePodicipedidae42025-71%2019
BobolinkIcteridae42025+14%2021
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42022+300%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+150%2021
Wood DuckAnatidae42024-20%2021

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