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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 17

Oglala Nat. Grass. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Oglala Nat. Grass.

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oglala Nat. Grass. 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae3832023-5%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae1362023+12%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae922023-46%2001
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae272023-54%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae222023-10%2002
European StarlingSturnidae212023+262%2001
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae212023+167%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162023+14%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae152023+239%2001
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae132023-37%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae132023+29%2001
DickcisselCardinalidae122018+200%2003
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae122019+600%2005
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023-53%2001
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae72023-35%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae72022-82%2001
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72023+8%2001
American CootRallidae62019+167%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62023-69%2001
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62019-55%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae52023-49%2001
Short-eared OwlStrigidae52015+133%2006
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52023+51%2005
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae42018-40%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42023-64%2001
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42011+100%2002
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42019+50%2012
MallardAnatidae32019-73%2001
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32015-29%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32023+0%2002
American KestrelFalconidae32023-52%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023+180%2004
Pine SiskinFringillidae31999n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023-29%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae32022-61%2001
Bell's VireoVireonidae32002+50%2000
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32023+67%2005
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32011+50%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32017+200%2009
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32015+50%2009

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