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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 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1392025-7%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1312025-12%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae412025-15%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025+164%1969
MallardAnatidae362025+4%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025+166%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae262025+160%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae262025+150%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae212025-57%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae152025+600%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae142025-80%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae142025+36%2018
BobolinkIcteridae132025-33%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae132025-84%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae132015+233%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae122025+289%1969
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82024-63%1969
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae72025+100%1994
GadwallAnatidae62016-23%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+50%1969
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae62025+120%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+200%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae62025+33%2016
Eared GrebePodicipedidae62022+0%1978
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+171%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025+43%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+23%1969
American White PelicanPelecanidae52024+248%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-72%1970
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42025+43%1981
Black TernLaridae32025-90%1969
RedheadAnatidae32023+80%1996
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32025+71%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32024-48%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae31992+25%1969
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+75%1973
American RobinTurdidae32019+25%1988
Green HeronArdeidae31976n/an/a
CanvasbackAnatidae31982+200%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32025-27%2013

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