BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19
Petersburg Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.
87Species Recorded
43Years Surveyed
1969–2023Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Petersburg
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 78 | 2023 | +23% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 77 | 2007 | 12× | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 76 | 2023 | +215% | 1976 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 57 | 2023 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 43 | 2023 | -18% | 1976 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 42 | 2023 | -64% | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 36 | 2023 | +32% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2023 | -55% | 1976 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 35 | 2023 | +35% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 28 | 2023 | +40% | 1976 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 27 | 2023 | +487% | 1976 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 24 | 2023 | +97% | 1976 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 15 | 2023 | +900% | 1978 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 14 | 2023 | +229% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 13 | 2023 | -72% | 1976 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2023 | +96% | 2014 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 11 | 2023 | -75% | 1976 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | +250% | 1976 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | +32% | 1976 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2023 | +340% | 1978 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2023 | +100% | 1981 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2023 | +67% | 1976 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 9 | 2021 | -64% | 1993 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | -52% | 1976 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 8 | 2023 | +21% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2023 | +26% | 1976 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 8 | 2023 | -15% | 1976 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +383% | 1976 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2023 | +229% | 1992 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2023 | +133% | 2007 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2023 | -26% | 1977 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2023 | -22% | 1976 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | +5% | 1976 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2021 | +22% | 1992 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2022 | -17% | 2013 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | +9% | 1977 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2023 | +63% | 1979 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2023 | +40% | 1978 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2021 | +0% | 2004 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.