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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Petersburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Petersburg

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Petersburg 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
American RobinTurdidae662025+223%1976
DickcisselCardinalidae532025+65%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae522025-21%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382025-10%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352025+44%1976
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae282025+127%2014
House SparrowPasseridae272025-63%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae242025-71%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae212025-10%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae192025+360%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+84%1976
European StarlingSturnidae152025+453%1976
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae152023+900%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025+414%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+520%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025-63%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122025+30%1976
KilldeerCharadriidae112025+46%1977
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+100%1976
Blue JayCorvidae102025+11%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae92021-64%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae82023+21%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae82023+26%1976
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72025-82%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+140%1978
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72023+133%2007
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62025-48%1976
American CrowCorvidae62023-26%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-35%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+283%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-32%1976
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+55%1981
MallardAnatidae42025+14%1983
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021+22%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+171%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025+60%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae41995n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025-11%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025+50%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+67%2014

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