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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 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2025Span
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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2182025-16%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae922025+46%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae492025-46%2001
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae472025-58%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025+3%2001
DickcisselCardinalidae122018+200%2003
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae122019+600%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112025+300%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-46%2001
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae72023-35%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-69%2001
American CootRallidae62019+167%2000
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+240%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+3%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62019-55%2001
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025-54%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+14%2001
Short-eared OwlStrigidae52015+133%2006
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae42018-40%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-47%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025-73%2001
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-14%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025+38%2005
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42011+100%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42025+189%2008
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42019+50%2012
MallardAnatidae32019-73%2001
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32015-29%2001
American KestrelFalconidae32023-52%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025+43%2001
American CrowCorvidae32025-87%2001
Pine SiskinFringillidae31999n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-10%2003
Spotted TowheePasserellidae32025-22%2001
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025+8%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023-29%2002
Bell's VireoVireonidae32002+50%2000
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32023+67%2005
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32011+50%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32017+200%2009

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