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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Paxton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
1967–2016Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Paxton

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Paxton 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae550201621×1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1472016+61%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1442016+12%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae1072016+519%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae962016+255%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae842016+275%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae492016+122%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae372016-36%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae302016+259%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae292016+508%1969
American RobinTurdidae282016+933%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae252016+51%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae242016+850%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222016+314%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182016+34%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae182016+71%2009
RedheadAnatidae182015n/an/a
MallardAnatidae172016+153%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae162016+256%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae16201613×2007
European StarlingSturnidae152016+433%1970
House SparrowPasseridae122016+96%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae122016+146%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae112016+230%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112016+5%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112016+640%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102016-61%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae101995+900%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92016+16%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72016+271%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72016+400%1972
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae72016+100%2013
American White PelicanPelecanidae61995n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52007+136%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52016+114%1979
Green-winged TealAnatidae52015+400%1977
Bell's VireoVireonidae52016+133%2008
Yellow WarblerParulidae42016+325%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae42016-63%1979
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42016+125%1972

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