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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Pine Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Pine Ridge

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pine Ridge 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1242024+81%2001
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae922024+28%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae462024-9%2001
Spotted TowheePasserellidae412024-37%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae33202413×2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae292011n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae272024-27%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae252024-81%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae232024+650%2003
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae202024-51%2001
American RobinTurdidae192024-70%2001
American KestrelFalconidae152024+186%2002
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae142024+19%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132024+0%2001
DickcisselCardinalidae122024+108%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024+138%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+350%2002
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae92024+75%2003
Yellow WarblerParulidae92024-78%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82024-52%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82002+300%2000
European StarlingSturnidae82024+800%2013
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae72024-76%2001
MallardAnatidae62024+50%2001
American CrowCorvidae62024-75%2001
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-87%2001
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+43%2001
Blue JayCorvidae52024+267%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-64%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52023-92%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+120%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42023+86%2004
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42003+100%1999
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+38%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024-71%2001
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42002+300%2000
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42019+100%2003
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42021-47%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-33%2013
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae42024+300%2018

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