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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Piester Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Piester Lake

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Piester Lake 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1682024-5%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1372024-10%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024+177%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae392024+3%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352024+261%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae322024-52%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae322024+119%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae292024+207%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae232024+50%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae202024+367%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae142023+67%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae132015+233%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122024+567%1970
MallardAnatidae112024-63%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+157%1969
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82024-63%1969
BobolinkIcteridae82024-43%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82024-91%1969
GadwallAnatidae62016-23%1969
Eared GrebePodicipedidae62022+0%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+31%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-74%1970
American White PelicanPelecanidae52024+248%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae52023+122%2016
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42024-36%1970
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae42021+50%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+143%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42024+100%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+100%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024-50%2018
Black TernLaridae32018-84%1969
RedheadAnatidae32023+80%1996
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32023+43%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae32021+133%2012
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32024-48%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae31992+25%1969
American RobinTurdidae32019+25%1988
Green HeronArdeidae31976n/an/a
CanvasbackAnatidae31982+200%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32024+50%1988

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